World Cup 2015: Pakistan

Shehzad likely to be fit for Zimbabwe clash

Feb 27, 2015: Ahmed Shehzad is likely to recover in time from a minor ankle injury to take the field against Zimbabwe on March 1

Throw open the gates to the Associates

Feb 27, 2015: Keeping them in the World Cup will inspire their countrymen to dream bigger and also prevent the game from being monopolised by a small club

East Asia-Pacific U-19 Trophy, Marlborough

Fiji qualify for first U-19 World Cup

Feb 27, 2015: Fiji have qualified for their first cricket World Cup at any level - the 2016 Under-19 event in Bangladesh - after finishing unbeaten during the group stage of the East Asia-Pacific U-19 Trophy in Blenheim

India v UAE, World Cup 2015, Group B, Perth

Mohammed Shami to miss UAE game

Feb 27, 2015: India fast bowler Mohammed Shami has been ruled out of Saturday's Group B match against UAE in Perth because of a knee injury

New Zealand v Australia, World Cup 2015, Group A, Auckland

Ronchi a threat to former team-mates

Feb 27, 2015: Born in New Zealand but raised in Australia, Luke Ronchi returned to forge an international career in the country of his birth, after his attempt to do so in green and gold was short lived

New Zealand v Australia, World Cup 2015, Group A, Auckland

New Zealand embrace expectation and attention

Feb 27, 2015: This World Cup has already been an unprecedented experience for New Zealand. It is not about to calm down as they face Australia at Eden Park

New Zealand v Australia, World Cup 2015, Group A, Auckland

6-0 in day-night chases in Auckland

Feb 27, 2015: Stats preview to the high-profile clash between New Zealand and Australia, teams with the best win-loss stats in ODIs over the last year

New Zealand v Australia, World Cup 2015, Group A, Auckland

Different styles, but deep respect between New Zealand and Australia

Feb 27, 2015: Much is made of the trans-Tasman rivalry - and both Australia and New Zealand will go hard at each other in perhaps contrasting ways at Eden Park - but their players get on well with each other

New Zealand have more self-belief now

Feb 27, 2015: They've drawn from their captain's aggressive style, and their crowds will get up Australia's face. Clarke and Co. have their work cut out

New Zealand v Australia, World Cup 2015, Group A, Auckland

Clash of the trans-Tasman Titans

Feb 27, 2015: The two hosts and - going by recent form - favourites face off after a long interval in ODI cricket, promising a mouthwatering contest

World Cup 2015

Leave your fruit and veg at home

Feb 27, 2015: Fans heading to Eden Park on Saturday for the match between New Zealand and Australia in Auckland have been implored to leave their fruit and vegetables at home by the very people who grow them

Peformance analysis

Dilshan's innings a close third

Feb 27, 2015: An analysis of performances in the World Cup after the first-17 matches in the World Cup

South Africa v West Indies, World Cup 2015, Group B, Sydney

De Villiers 162* off 66, WI 151 all out

Feb 27, 2015: As if all those records broken in Johannesburg earlier this year were not enough, South Africa returned to embarrass them with another plethora

Shami's ODI success, and England's No. 3 problem

Feb 27, 2015: Mohammed Shami has been in excellent ODI form over the last year, but the same can't be said for England's No. 3 batsmen

'Where are the allrounders South Africa should be producing?'

Feb 27, 2015: Former South Africa allrounder Brian McMillan looks back at his career and talks about the team's current World Cup squad

Lapland to host 2023 World Cup

Feb 27, 2015: Offspinners and England delighted to play in sub-zero temperatures

South Australia v Tasmania, Sheffield Shield 2014-15, 3rd day

Bird four-for gives Tasmania edge

Feb 26, 2015: Tasmania ended the penultimate day with a lead of 200 runs over South Australia in Adelaide, after the hosts were dismissed for 295 in their innings, conceding a lead of 69

Afghanistan v Scotland, World Cup 2015, Group A, Dunedin

Mighty Afghans find their voice

Feb 26, 2015: As their side stumbled towards victory, Afghanistan's fans helped provide the final impetus and turned Dunedin into a corner of Kandahar

World Cup 2015: South Africa

'Dear Martin, thanks, will try to make it count'

Feb 26, 2015: AB de Villiers responds to Martin Crowe's letter, promising to be more bold with his captaincy in the future

World Cup 2015

Mahela-Sanga, a 'hyphenated hosanna'

Feb 26, 2015: In the Sydney Morning Herald, Greg Baum pays tribute to Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara, who have been inseparable in the minds of followers for nearly 15 years