England v India, Carlton Mid Tri-Series, Perth

England through to final, India winless on tour

Jan 30, 2015: England made heavy weather of a small target on a WACA pitch of yore, making their way to the final against Australia on Sunday and keeping India winless on their tour of Australia

Big Bash League 2014-15

Inventing the T20 future

Jan 30, 2015: The creation of the BBL was an investment by Cricket Australia, an investment to expand cricket's audiences with a view to one day making a profit. It was also in this sense, a risk

Centuries galore for South Africa

Jan 30, 2015: Other teams have matched South Africa's top order in terms of averages and run rates in ODIs in the last two years, but none has scored hundreds at the rate that South African batsmen have

World Cup 2015

'England need guys who can break games'

Jan 30, 2015: In the sixth episode of Contenders, a special ten-part buildup to the 2015 World Cup, Rahul Dravid and Graeme Smith discuss England's chances

World Cup 2015

Decision to sack Cook 'better late than never' - Dravid

Jan 30, 2015: Former India captain Rahul Dravid believes England's decision to axe Alastair Cook as captain so close to the World Cup was a case of "better late than never"

Is cricket really vulnerable to physical altercations?

Jan 30, 2015: Cricket has had relatively few ugly on-field incidents when compared to other sports, so to start fearing the worst because of the verbal abuse going round is to take things too far

Top Fives

One-cup wonders

Jan 30, 2015: Players who had a starring role in the only World Cup that they played

Seven superstitions we may see at the World Cup

Jan 30, 2015: A handy guide to the esoteric rituals and lucky charms you can expect to see at the tournament

World Cup 2015

Newbies Afghanistan aim to make a splash

Jan 30, 2015: Afghanistan are mixing with the big boys for the first time on cricket's biggest stage. They have the raw talent to steal the spotlight for a while

World Cup 2015

Scotland search for maiden win in World Cup

Jan 30, 2015: Scotland have never won a World cup game in their previous two appearances. Can they end that run of defeats in 2015? A preview of the Scotland's prospects in Australia and New Zealand

My heart says New Zealand, head South Africa

Jan 29, 2015: How the top eight teams stack up ahead of the World Cup, plus predictions for the knockouts

Joel Garner: '1983 World Cup was the biggest disappointment of my career'

Jan 29, 2015: Small chases are always tricky - even for two-time world champions against a team of no-hopers, as Joel Garner found out

Australia news

Clarke set for grade cricket return

Jan 29, 2015: Michael Clarke will play grade cricket for Western Suburbs in Sydney this weekend and Cricket Australia is confident he is on track to be fit for Australia's second World Cup match against Bangladesh on February 21

World Cup 2015 news

Miller replaces Narine for West Indies

Jan 29, 2015: Nikita Miller, the left-arm spinner, has the task of filling Sunil Narine's shoes at the World Cup after he was chosen as the replacement in West Indies' squad

Ranji Trophy 2014-15, Group B, 8th round, 1st day

Odisha bundle Punjab out for 167

Jan 29, 2015: A round-up of Ranji Trophy 2014-15 Group B games played on January 29, 2015

Carlton Mid ODI Tri-Series 2014-15

MS Dhoni runs into finishing trouble

Jan 29, 2015: MS Dhoni the lethal, calculated finisher has gone missing of late; maybe it's time he took the pressure off himself and batted higher up the order, in order to regain his last-overs mojo ahead of the World Cup knockouts

Baroda v Mumbai, Ranji Trophy, Group A, Vadodara, 1st day

Munaf and shot selection hurt Mumbai

Jan 29, 2015: Mumbai negated the advantage they got by winning the toss and batting on a slow, low track with some poor shot selection that had them reduced to 218 for 6 at the Moti Bagh Stadium

South Africa news

SA better placed than India, SL - Domingo

Jan 29, 2015: South Africa believe they will arrive at the World Cup in better shape than at least two other big sides, one of whom is in their group

Ranji Trophy 2014-15, Group C, 8th round, 1st day

Dogra ton helps Himachal dominate

Jan 29, 2015: A round-up of the Ranji Trophy 2014-15 Group C games played on January 29, 2015

Dolphins v State Bank, Gold Cup 2014-15, 1st semi-final

Azam ton steers State Bank into final

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