In Case You Missed It: Squad goals

It's almost time for last orders and final squad calls for the World Cup and while some teams have a problem of plenty - England, for one - some like South Africa and India are still juggling players. Could these last few ODIs be a sign of things to come?

India set the fifth-biggest ODI target in history; Australia chase it down
Australia fell to 271 for 5 chasing 359 - their biggest ever chase - before Ashton Turner stepped in to make 84 not out off 43 balls to level the ODI series 2-2. Who is Turner, you ask? Deivarayan Muthu has the Perth Scorchers finisher's CV. Limited-overs captain Aaron Finch, though, seems to be stuck in a batting rut, which is becoming an issue for the team ahead of the World Cup. Daniel Brettig argues that what Finch needs is a break, not the sack.

South Africa take 3-0 lead over Sri Lanka in ODI series
Quinton de Kock's 121 in the rain-swept third ODI led South Africa to a 71-run win by DLS. But though de Kock and Faf du Plessis are having great seasons, South Africa's World Cup batting line-up looks far from settled, says Liam Brickhill. Meanwhile, on the other side, Sri Lanka captain Lasith Malinga pulled no punches while assessing his team's performance after their capitulation in the previous game, in Centurion.

England romp to 3-0 in T20I series after Windies make 31
West Indies captain Jason Holder said he was disappointed "but not too disheartened" as their focus on was the ODIs and the World Cup. Meanwhile, England's World Cup puzzle may have just gotten harder, says coach Trevor Bayliss, but it's a happy headache to have.

Watch: How should one bowl to Kohli? Shane Warne explains
Warne says he is "still working out" whether the India captain is better than Tendulkar and Lara and "more destructive" than Viv Richards.

Danielle Wyatt, Katherine Brunt steal the show as England seal series
India went down by five wickets in the second T20I after another poor performance with the bat. The series defeat was the second straight T20I whitewash for India women since WV Raman took over as coach, who says he wants his players to "work a lot on their skills".

MCC survey: 86% of 13,000 fans polled prefer Test cricket
Far from dying, Test cricket seems to be thriving, according to the latest MCC survey. Kumar Sangakkara, a member of the MCC World Cricket committee, said there's "a real opportunity to cement" the future of the format.

PCB takes 'strong notice' of India's army caps
The Pakistan Cricket Board has taken "strong notice" of India's use of army camouflage caps during their third ODI against Australia, urging the ICC to take action against the BCCI. The Indian team sported the caps to honour those killed in the Pulwama attack and they also donated their match fees to the National Defence Fund, but the PCB sees it as overt politicisation of cricket.

Imran Tahir to retire from ODIs after 2019 World Cup
The South Africa legspinner will still be available for T20Is, at least until the 2020 World T20.

Kane Williamson poised to topple Virat Kohli as No. 1 Test batsman
The New Zealand captain is just seven points behind his Indian counterpart in the ICC rankings. India's Jhulan Goswami is back at the top in ODI bowling rankings. The fast bowler, the leading wicket-taker in ODIs, is now closer to the record for the most number of days at the No. 1 position.

Tamim Iqbal's pursuit of excellence
Mohammad Isam profiles the first batsman from Bangladesh to score 1000 Test runs in South Africa, England, New Zealand.

Getting at the wretched truth
Paul Edwards reviews two books - Gideon Haigh's Crossing the Line and Geoff Lemon's Steve Smith's Men - that approach the Newlands scandal and Australian cricket's darkest hours in different but equally damning ways.

All-time England World Cup XI
Andrew Miller, ESPNcricinfo's UK editor, picks his all-time England World Cup XI. Spoiler: there's no KP, no Flintoff, no Buttler. Who's in your all time England World Cup XI?

They wore it at the World Cup
In our World Cup Countdown we look at how teams' uniforms have evolved over the history of the tournament.

'I never thought I'd hear people say they felt threatened to bowl to me'
Smriti Mandhana is breaking records and winning awards all over the place. She spoke to Annesha Ghosh about her miracle year and what it has taken to get where she has.

'If you want to sleep on a flight, don't sit next to Misbah'
Shahid Afridi takes 25 questions on his talkative team-mates, his favourite India-Pakistan match, and who should play him in a movie.