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'Amazed at how quickly team trusted me' - Hathurusingha

Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha has said that the team's quarter-final finish in the 2015 World Cup was largely due to the fact that the players had bought into the changes he had suggested

23-Mar-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Sledging inevitable in Cup semi-final - Faulkner

Australia's allrounder James Faulkner believes instances of sledging will be inevitable in Thursday's high-stakes World Cup semi-final against at the SCG

23-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig in Sydney

The final words before the final frontier

Before AB de Villiers and Brendon McCullum attempt to bat their opposition away, literally, before they have to set a field or decide on a bowling change, even before they toss the coin, they will have to perform another, and perhaps more important job

23-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda in Auckland

India will miss a left-handed quick - Dawes

India's fast bowlers are on a roll but they may not have the same impact on Australia's batsmen as Wahab Riaz had, Joe Dawes, the former India bowling coach, has said

23-Mar-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Who will be the World Cup's newest first-time finalist?

Both New Zealand and South Africa are no strangers to World Cup semi-finals, but neither has ever made it through to the biggest game in cricket yet

23-Mar-2015•The Preview by Andrew McGlashan

Milne ruled out of New Zealand tilt

New Zealand will be without Adam Milne for the rest of their World Cup campaign after the fast bowler suffered a heel injury in the quarter-final win over West Indies

22-Mar-2015•Andrew McGlashan in Auckland

Mortaza looks to future as fans welcome team home

Mashrafe Mortaza paid tribute to the players, team management, the BCB and the fans for standing by the team during the World Cup

22-Mar-2015•Mohammad Isam

Hesson doesn't mind quick turnaround

Mike Hesson has called Martin Guptill's unbeaten 237 a "surreal" performance but New Zealand do not have much time to sit back and soak up the acclaim with just a 48-hour turnaround to their semi-final against South Africa at Eden Park

22-Mar-2015•Andrew McGlashan in Wellington

'Haven't retired from any format' - Gayle

Chris Gayle is not retiring from any form of the game, but a recurring back injury will keep him out of West Indies' upcoming home Test series against England

21-Mar-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

'We've never been consistent' - Holder

Holder put the immediate cause of West Indies' exit - Martin Guptil making 237, New Zealand racking up 393 - down to missed opportunities in the field and poor lengths from the bowlers

21-Mar-2015•George Binoy in Wellington

Australia's pitch battle with SCG

Even if it was dished out by both sides, the fire and brimstone of Adelaide is the way Australia would like to be playing the game in Sydney during Thursday's semi-final against India

21-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig

Anxious Abbott still second choice

As the semi-final draws nearer and Vernon Philander's recovery continues, all Kyle Abbott can do is watch and wait and work on his own game

21-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda

Wahab and Watson sanctioned by ICC

Wahab Riaz and Shane Watson have both been sanctioned by the ICC for their part in a fiery and memorable confrontation in the quarter-final between Australia and Pakistan at Adelaide Oval

21-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig

Guptill's 237 drives New Zealand into semi-final

Martin Guptill's unbeaten 237 was the highest World Cup score of all time and the second-highest in all ODIs, but most importantly it ensured New Zealand's progression to the World Cup semi-finals for the seventh time

21-Mar-2015•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Fitness, fielding, batting substandard - Misbah

Misbah-ul-Haq labelled Pakistan's fitness, fielding and batting substandard, as he bows out of ODI cricket and his team exits the World Cup.

20-Mar-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Adelaide

Simmons leaves Ireland for West Indies

Phil Simmons is to leave his role as Ireland coach to become the new head coach of West Indies following the World Cup. Simmons, from Trinidad, enjoyed success in his eight years with Ireland and leaves them as the leading Associate nation.

20-Mar-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Kamal's comments unfortunate - Richardson

ICC chief executive David Richardson has called ICC president Mustafa Kamal's criticism of the umpires "unfortunate," after Rohit Sharma was caught off a full-toss, which was called a no-ball, in the second quarter-final against Bangladesh on Thursday

20-Mar-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

McCullum promises attack-first mentality

New Zealand have won eight ODIs in a row. Extend that to 11 and they will have etched a spot in New Zealand's sporting history normally reserved for the All Blacks

20-Mar-2015•Andrew McGlashan in Wellington

New Zealand aim to continue as overwhelming favourites

New Zealand's unfavourable record in World Cup knockouts will not impact Brendon McCullum's side being billed as overwhelming favourites to beat West Indies at the Regional Stadium on Saturday

20-Mar-2015•The Preview by George Binoy

Smith, Hazlewood book semi-final berth

Wahab Riaz delivered one of the most fearsome spells in World Cup history but Australia, helped by some shoddy Pakistan fielding, weathered the storm and set up a semi-final showdown with India

20-Mar-2015•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

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