Analysis

The life of the party lives another day

Not having England at the business end of the tournament would just not be right. The World Cup needs them nearly as much as they need it

17-Mar-2011•Sambit Bal in Chennai

Unknowns announce arrival on grand stage

James Tredwell, Devendra Bishoo and Andre Russell are names that might puzzle even committed cricket fans, though they turned out to be among the players who set up a memorably tense match

17-Mar-2011•Siddarth Ravindran at the Chidambaram Stadium

Australia need to lift against better teams

Australia have beaten Canada and Kenya comfortably, but both teams exposed weaknesses that better sides may be able to take advantage of if the World Champions don't improve

16-Mar-2011•Brydon Coverdale at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

South Africa learning to deal with pressure

JP Duminy and Colin Ingram's recovery from 117 for five against Ireland, which followed South Africa's bowlers' recovery against India, show the side are learning to bounce back when under the cosh

15-Mar-2011•Firdose Moonda at Eden Gardens

The hero, turned antihero, turned hero again

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the World Cup, Group B match between Ireland and South Africa in Kolkata

15-Mar-2011•Firdose Moonda at Eden Gardens

'Slave to rhythm' Gul tunes in to top form

Umar Gul is the most unassuming bowling spearhead Pakistan have had for years, possibly ever, so much so that it is easy to not think of him as the leader of the attack at all

14-Mar-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Pallekele

Pakistan's left-arm spinner bogey

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the World Cup, Group A match between Pakistan and Zimbabwe in Pallekele

14-Mar-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Pallekele

Australia content with game, after long wait

After a 20-day break since their last game, Australia were happy just to get 100 overs under their belt against Kenya in Bangalore

13-Mar-2011•Brydon Coverdale at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

Canada forget fielding basics

On a day when Canada made their highest score against a Test-playing nation, Ashish Bagai will disappointed at the rubbish fielding on display

13-Mar-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi in Mumbai

The Powerplay conundrum stumps Pakistan

The batting Powerplay seems to have been more advantageous to the bowlers in the World Cup, and though Pakistan's numbers in it read well, they are quite inflexible in deciding when to take it

13-Mar-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Pallekele

Batting costs India on day of about-turns

India failed where they were expected to succeed, and impressed where they'd struggled in the past. In the end, that failure cost them

12-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra in Nagpur

A tale of two batting Powerplays

The game was decided in two five-over phases in each innings

12-Mar-2011•Firdose Moonda in Nagpur

No fear for focused Taylor

New Zealand know that Canada shouldn't cause them many problems and their stand-in captain was suitably bullish ahead of the contest

12-Mar-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi in Mumbai

A Kamran Akmal moment

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the World Cup, Group B match between India and South Africa

12-Mar-2011•Firdose Moonda in Nagpur

Bowling depth gives South Africa options

Imran Tahir has given South Africa the joker they needed to form a full pack of bowling options, If his injured finger forces him to miss the India game, South Africa might turn back to a more familiar asset - their seamers

12-Mar-2011•Firdose Moonda in Nagpur

The rollercoaster dives again

A lack of consistency has made Andrew Strauss's team the most watchable at the World Cup, but could now cost them a quarter-final place

12-Mar-2011•Sidharth Monga in Chittagong

Bangladesh finally answer their nation's call

These were the scenes Bangladesh needed after last week's embarrassment. These were the scenes the team representing some of the most passionate fans in the world needed

11-Mar-2011•Sidharth Monga in Chittagong

Pollard shows West Indies a glimpse of the future

Like moths to a flame, Ireland's bowlers tried attracting Pollard's attention with short balls. He hammered them with all his might, and has the arsenal and hunger to become a good middle-order batsman. He needs the breaks.

11-Mar-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi in Mohali

What teams from Group B need to do to qualify

Bangladesh's upset win over England has raised their chances of qualifying for the quarter-finals. However, England can also make it if they win their match against West Indies

11-Mar-2011•Madhusudhan Ramakrishnan

Rahim's presence of mind

Plays of the day from England's innings against Bangladesh in Chittagong

11-Mar-2011•Sidharth Monga in Chittagong

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