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Australia might be taking the moral high ground on the field these days but off it the English press is up to their usual tricks, with one newspaper lighting the fuse for the Cricket World Cup semi-final at Edgbaston. UK tabloid The Sun went after Justin Langer’s side for their casual approach to preparing for …

Welcome to our live coverage of the Cricket World Cup semi-final between India and New Zealand at Manchester’s Old Trafford. The team’s never played in the round robin stage due to a wash out but for New Zealand it is a chance to make back-to-back World Cup finals after losing in the last one to …

The cricketing world didn’t like it in March when the decision was made — and it appears to like it even less now that the new era of Test numbers is upon us. Australian Test captain Tim Paine plunged into the age of personalised tops, with numbers and names being printed on the back of …

While Australia have had a bumper World Cup South Africa’s has been one to forget. The Aussies will look to heap more misery on the misfiring Proteas and need a win if they want to sew up top spot and a semi-final against New Zealand. Aussie concern as nightmare threatens With nothing to lose, South …

Few in the game have ever had as much bravado as Shane Warne and none has ever been able to do what he could as a wrist spinner. With his ripping legbreaks, unerring accuracy and natural cricketing nous, Warne was the first man to ever take 700 Test wickets and for much of his career …

Welcome to our coverage of the Cricket World Cup match between Australia and New Zealand, live from Lord’s. For Australia the match is a chance to cement their spot at the top of the ladder, while a win for New Zealand would guarantee them a semi-final berth and heap even more pressure on underperforming England. …