County news

Coles agrees second stint at Kent

Mar 10, 2015: Matt Coles, released by Hampshire last week, has agreed terms to return to Kent, the home county where his career began

Scotland v Sri Lanka, World Cup 2015, Pool A, Hobart

Sangakkara 2.0 makes final upgrade

Mar 10, 2015: Across the years, with his father's help, Kumar Sangakkara has through tireless refinement, devised one of the most efficient all-format, all-condition techniques of all time

India v Ireland, World Cup 2015, Group B, Hamilton

Familiar shortcomings stunt Ireland progress

Mar 10, 2015: When the pitch is flat and the opponent is well-drilled and playing their A game, this Ireland team does not yet have the depth of skill to challenge them

World Cup 2015: Australia

Starc more feared than Steyn, Morkel - Bailey

Mar 10, 2015: Consistent success in Test cricket might have eluded Starc, but in the white-ball game he is bowling as well as anyone in the world

World Cup 2015: New Zealand

Never played under captain like Brendon - Hadlee

Mar 10, 2015: Sir Richard Hadlee has said that he never played under a captain as aggressive as Brendon McCullum

India v Ireland, World Cup 2015, Group B, Hamilton

India's most successful World Cup captain

Mar 10, 2015: Stats highlights from the Group B match between India and Ireland in Hamilton

India v Ireland, World Cup 2015, Group B, Hamilton

Shikhar Dhawan's century helps India thrash Ireland

Mar 10, 2015: Shikhar Dhawan scored his second ton of World Cup 2015 to help India beat Ireland by a convincing eight-wicket margin in Hamilton on Tuesday.

Australia news

All not well in the land of Dungog Doug

Mar 10, 2015: While Australia glories in the excitement of co-hosting the World Cup, out in the land of Dungog Doug, cricket is suffering troubled times

India v Ireland, World Cup 2015, Group B, Hamilton

Ashwin, Dhawan help India make it five in five

Mar 10, 2015:

India v Ireland, World Cup 2015, Group B, Hamilton

India v Ireland - #BendTheRules Moments

Mar 10, 2015: #BendTheRules Moments from the Group B match between India and Ireland

'Sometimes it seemed like he was getting bored batting'

Mar 10, 2015: Michael Holding and Ian Chappell on the exceptional talent of Viv Richards, who was picked as the greatest ODI player of all time by a Cricket Monthly jury

World Cup 2015: South Africa

Decision on de Kock's place 'fundamental' - Smith

Mar 10, 2015: The toughest task facing South Africa's selectors as they approach the quarter-finals is what to do with Quinton de Kock, according to Graeme Smith

Scotland v Sri Lanka, World Cup 2015, Pool A, Hobart

Spirited Scotland upbeat for big matches

Mar 10, 2015: Qualification for the quarter-finals is a dream that has now disappeared, but the goal of winning a World Cup match for the first time remains for Scotland

India v Ireland, World Cup 2015, Group B, Hamilton

The unlikely leader

Mar 10, 2015: Plays of the Day from the India-Ireland World Cup Group B match in Hamilton

What We Have Learned

Don't walk

Mar 10, 2015: It's a World Cup, for crying out loud

Scotland v Sri Lanka, World Cup 2015, Group A, Hobart

SL push to consolidate position

Mar 10, 2015: Should results fall as form would suggest, Sri Lanka will finish third in the group and Bangladesh fourth. But Scotland can throw those predictions off if they manage to beat Sri Lanka or Australia over the next week in Hobart

Editorial

How do you pick the greatest of all time?

Mar 10, 2015: There aren't any straightforward answers when it comes to comparing players across eras, but in this particular instance, there was near unanimity

Australia news

Cowan to leave Tasmania for Sydney

Mar 10, 2015: Ed Cowan has called time on his six-season stint with Tasmania and will move back to Sydney to focus on his family, leaving his first-class future uncertain

World Cup 2015: 2015

Chandimal ruled out of World Cup

Mar 10, 2015: Dinesh Chandimal has been ruled out of the World Cup due to the hamstring strain he suffered in Sunday's match against Australia

India v Ireland, World Cup 2015, Group B, Hamilton

Ashwin, Dhawan make it nine in a row

Mar 10, 2015: India took their winning streak in World Cup matches to nine, and also maintained their record of bowling oppositions out in this World Cup