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July 23

News: 'I thought I'd never play white-ball again' - Liam Plunkett on his rise to World Cup glory

July 22

News: 'If we lost, I didn't know how I'd play cricket again' - Jos Buttler

July 21

News: 'I'll never regret the decision' - Kumar Dharmasena

Ian Chappell: Two things we learned from the 2019 World Cup

July 20

News: Don't think it's fair to have a result like that - Morgan on World Cup final

News: Broken NZ will understand 'magnificent' final over time - McCullum

Anantha Narayanan: The players who lit up the 2019 World Cup

July 18

Highs and lows: 1992 parallels, Kohli's statesmanship, and the Afridi award for retirement

News: No one is probably going to get closer to winning the World Cup or losing it as us - Boult

News: Redemption is 'not a word I'll ever use': Ben Stokes on World Cup final glory

News: 'We had a good party after one of cricket's greatest games' - Martin Guptill

July 17

ESPNcricinfo's World Cup 2019 XI: Starc, Archer, Ferguson, Bumrah in ESPNcricinfo's 2019 World Cup XI

Best moments: What we loved, gasped at, and were disappointed by in the World Cup

Stats review: A World Cup dominated by left-arm seamers and No. 3 batsmen

July 16

Feature: Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler and other England players on the dramatic World Cup final

Nagraj Gollapudi: 'You are looking for a run' - Gutted New Zealand try to make sense of the unbelievable

Sidharth Monga: Why count boundaries to determine who wins a World Cup? Here are three better ways

Feature: Nine better ways of deciding the World Cup winner

Social media round-up of the World Cup: The other Pakistan, Jimmy Neesh, and what Kohli's saying when he says "Ben Stokes"

Podcast: The World Cup hangover edition

July 15

News: Sharing World Cup 'something that should be considered' - New Zealand coach

News: Umpires made 'error of judgement' with overthrows - Taufel

Watch: Polite Enquiries: Did the best team in the World Cup win the tournament?

News: World Cup final viewing figures compete with 2005 Ashes after free-to-air return

News: Kane Williamson, Ben Stokes reach career-high ODI ranking points

Watch: Daniel Vettori, Graeme Swann, Ajit Agarkar and Murali Kartik pick their World Cup XI

Andrew Miller: England ride their World Cup luck for perfect day that may yet save tomorrow

What They Said About: The boundary count tiebreaker rule

Melinda Farrell: Whuddathunkit ... it's Liam Plunkett, in the Middle Overs, with the Cross-Seam Delivery

Mark Nicholas: Look ma, no fingernails

Sambit Bal: If cricket were to end tomorrow, at least we'd have this game

July 14

Report: England v New Zealand, World Cup final, Lord's

Gallery: A tie within a tie

Osman Samiuddin: What the luck! New Zealand, and the randomness of life (or a World Cup final)

George Dobell: Legacy-maker Ben Stokes shows what he deserves to be remembered for

News: 'It just wasn't going to be today' - Kane Williamson

News: 'He's almost superhuman' - Morgan lauds extraordinary Stokes

Jarrod Kimber: Nerve, skill, errors: How the greatest ODI finish played out

Podcast: Dear cricket, we hate you, but we love you

News: Should England have got five, not six for overthrows?

News: Morgan hopes World Cup epic leaves legacy for English cricket

What They Said About: The 2019 World Cup final

News: 'I thought I'd seen everything in cricket' - Jos Buttler

July 13

Daniel Vettori: What sets New Zealand apart? Their ability to understand conditions

Preview: It all comes down to this, and it had to be an England-New Zealand World Cup final

News: Underdogs? Can win regardless of breed - Williamson

News: Eoin Morgan relaxed about Lord's pitch that 'looks greener than it is'

Mark Nicholas: The man from Tauranga and the one from Rush

Tactics Board: Where the World Cup final could be won and lost

Osman Samiuddin: Nice guys and world champions? It's possible

Nagraj Gollapudi: Bring on the pressure, dot-ball devil Mitchell Santner is up for it

Osman Samiuddin: Boult, Henry, Ferguson: Brutal, Hellish, Fast

George Dobell: Jason Roy knows he's one for the big stage

July 12

News: I did not demand to be included in World Cup squad - de Villiers

Andrew Fidel Fernando's World Cup diary: Ethiopian delights and Colombo evenings

Quiz: How much do you know about World Cup finals?

Nagraj Gollapudi: The serenity and resilience of being New Zealand

July 11

Report: Australia v England, second semi-final, Edgbaston

George Dobell: It's a new dawn, a new day, a new life - it's a New England

Osman Samiuddin: The unreality of Adil Rashid's greatness

Jarrod Kimber: Maybe winning World Cups is not in Australia's DNA, perhaps believing they will is in ours

News: Australia choose worst time to put in 'worst performance' of the World Cup

News: 'Playing in a World Cup final seemed laughable after 2015 exit' - Morgan

News: Channel 4 to screen World Cup final free-to-air after agreement reached with Sky

What They Said About: England making it to the World Cup final

News: Prophetic Archer predicted the whole World Cup

News: Jason Roy avoids suspension after outburst against umpires

News: Dhoni should have come in to bat earlier - Gavaskar

July 10

Report: India v New Zealand, first semi-final, Old Trafford

Sambit Bal: India's strongest suit turns weakest link in Madchester drama

News: Virat Kohli 'heartbroken' after batting failure wrecks India's World Cup campaign

Nagraj Gollapudi: Bit by bit, piece by piece, Ravindra Jadeja almost keeps India's dream alive

Andrew Fidel Fernando: When Boult made hay in Old Trafford's gloom

News: 'Forty-five minutes of bad cricket' knocked us out - Kohli

What They Said About: New Zealand's 18-run win over India

News: Williamson all praise for 'world class' Santner

Jarrod Kimber: The first four overs, and a semi-final we didn't think we'd have

George Dobell: Trophies matter and this England side needs to win one

News: 'Not good for a team environment' - Morgan unhappy with Pietersen criticism

Osman Samiuddin: Liam Plunkett is the fast bowler that you don't want to be

Mark Nicholas: Why it is important for England to win this World Cup

Podcast: Talking World Cup: A trophy England badly need

July 9

Feature: India v New Zealand semi-final pushed to reserve day - who stands to benefit?

News: Edgbaston set for sparse attendance after ticketing confusion

News: Peter Handscomb 'definitely in', Marcus Stoinis fit - Justin Langer

Andrew Fidel Fernando: It's been the World Cup of the yorker, and we love it

Ask Steven: Has Rohit Sharma broken the record for most runs in a single World Cup?

July 8

Feature: The Monga-Kimber World Cup 2019 XI is here (already)

Alagappan Muthu: Kane Williamson's is the hand that steadies New Zealand's ship

Sambit Bal: Rohit Sharma and the art of the non-violent six

Nagraj Gollapudi: India's bowling plan - Bhuvneshwar or Shami? Kuldeep or Chahal?

Watch: The World Cup press conference compilation

July 7

News: 'Mentally and physically I'm right where I wanted to be' - Jason Roy

News: 'We'll be doing everything we can to nullify Bairstow and Roy' - Justin Langer

Melinda Farrell: Eternal scrappers New Zealand happy to fly under the radar

Ian Chappell: An Australia-India final is likely and that's not good for the game

News: Pakistan captaincy decision in PCB's hands - Sarfaraz Ahmed

S Rajesh: The bat-first advantage of the World Cup

News: Rohit Sharma closes in on Virat Kohli on top of ICC ODI rankings for batsmen

Mohammad Isam: Shakib's masterplan: Allrounder's stellar showing was no fluke

News: It's not about the numbers, it's about the person you are - Duminy

News: Lyon begins the mind games - World Cup England's to lose

July 6

Report: Australia v South Africa

Report: India v Sri Lanka

Nagraj Gollapudi: Move aside Chris Gayle, Rohit Sharma is the true Universe Boss

Andrew Fidel Fernando: What's Angelo Mathews' worth? He will remind you

What they said: 'Rohit is now making numbers look silly'

News: It's not about the numbers, it's about the person you are - Duminy

News: Usman Khawaja, Marcus Stoinis injury doubts for Australia semi-final

Jarrod Kimber: Afghanistan have hit a bump on their happy road

News: Afghanistan board orders inquiry into Aftab Alam's 'misbehaviour' during World Cup

Fan following: Cheers for Shakib, and a funny Fakhar chant

July 5

Report: Bangladesh v Pakistan

News: No 'miracle' for Pakistan but Sarfaraz Ahmed happy to go out on a high

Sidharth Monga: Australia 'proud' of fielding efforts - but have they been the best?

Jarrod Kimber: You can try, but you can never out-Pakistan Pakistan

News: Sky Sports will show World Cup final on free-to-air if England qualify

Melinda Farrell: At Lord's, a sea of green, a celebration of cricket, and a lesson for the future

Osman Samiuddin: Why Imran Tahir is the daddy of modern white-ball legspin

News: No more World Cups, 'I don't intend to put my body on the line' - Chris Gayle

Weekly roundup: Bairstow beats a shadow as Dhoni becomes one

Aakash Chopra: What India need to do against Sri Lanka's key players

July 4

Report:West Indies v Afghanistan

Jarrod Kimber: Afghanistan find accidental hero in Ikram Alikhil

News: Peter Handscomb replaces injured Shaun Marsh in Australia's World Cup squad

George Dobell: World Cup win can inject fresh (free to) air in English cricket

News: Liam Plunkett clarifies free-to-air remarks amid Sky access debate

Andrew McGlashan: Alex Carey quietly proves his mettle

News: Australia loss was the turning point - Sarfaraz Ahmed

Sharda Ugra: Wahab Riaz dreamed he would be picked for the World Cup. And then he was

Mark Nicholas: Nerve-shredders, no-contests and a night in Newcastle

July 3

Report: England v New Zealand, Chester-le-Street

George Dobell: Jonny Bairstow - Jason Roy union moves into very special territory

Sambit Bal: England's evolving ODI juggernaut

News: Williamson unlucky, I have the 'smallest' hands - Wood

Sidharth Monga: New Zealand's No. 1 (and No. 2) problem

Mohammad Isam: Bangladesh v Pakistan - Reliving the 1999 miracle

Sidharth Monga: Ben Stokes, England's five-star batsman

Andrew Fidel Fernando: A team fashioned in Williamson's spirit - not McCullum's image

July 2

Report: Bangladesh v India, Edgbaston

Nagraj Gollapudi: Pant shows he can be a bestseller - in three balls

Mohammad Isam: All fizz, no fuss, the charming simplicity of Mustafizur Rahman

Andrew Miller: What does the Yankees v Red Sox game in London teach cricket?

Jarrod Kimber: Do right-left pairs at the crease work? It's complicated

Aakash Chopra: What India need to do against Bangladesh's key players

July 1

Report: Sri Lanka v West Indies

News: Vijay Shankar out of World Cup with toe injury

Andrew Fidel Fernando: Angelo Mathews and the craziest ball of the 2019 World Cup

Points tally: How England's win affects Bangladesh and Pakistan

Sambit Bal: Don't blame Dhoni or the boundary, the better side won

News: 'Surprised that Dhoni question continues to come up' - Sanjay Bangar

Fan following: An India fan has a great day out at Edgbaston despite the team's loss to England

The Briefing: Here's a massively premature review of the World Cup by Andrew Fidel Fernando

June 30

Report: England v India, Edgbaston

Nagraj Gollapudi: India's start and finish raise questions of gameplan

News: Kohli questions 59-metre boundary as England batsmen punish India's spinners

George Dobell: England slay demons in dominating India's spinners

News: Jonny Bairstow puts 'difficult week' behind him in match-winning performance

Osman Samiuddin: The pain of Wahab and Hamid, in victory and defeat

Sidharth Monga's World Cup diary: Beefy's day, Imran's day, New Day

June 29

Report: Australia v New Zealand, Lord's

Report: Pakistan v Afghanistan, Headingley

Jarrod Kimber: 'It was a game of dots'

Andrew Miller: Burden on Williamson grows as New Zealand's cracks emerge

Nagraj Gollapudi: What does KL Rahul need to do to take the next step?

News: Clashes in stands at Headingley as Afghanistan-Pakistan turns ugly

Mohammad Isam: Pain no bar for this band of World Cup dreamers from Bangladesh

Aakash Chopra: What India need to do against England's key players

June 28

Report: South Africa v Sri Lanka, Chester-le-Street

News: 'That first week was really tough for us' - Faf du Plessis

Fernando: Sri Lanka's romance with the World Cup

Sidharth Monga: An opportunity to keep the Afghanistan-Pakistan rivalry dignified

Jarrod Kimber: Why aren't there more true allrounders like Shakib in ODIs?

Sambit Bal: The sounds of watching Virat Kohli bat

News: 'Don't want to think about it' - Mashrafe shrugs off retirement talk

June 27

Report: India v West Indies, Old Trafford

Nagraj Gollapudi: How West Indies' dream went up in smoke

News: 'People were waiting for us to fail' - Jonny Bairstow lashes out at England critics

Mark Nicholas: Baz, Barry, Babar, and the beauty of sporting life

What They Said About: Pakistan's win over New Zealand

Sidharth Monga: You'd better believe It is on, Pakistan

Best of the week: Starc to Stokes, and superman Sarfaraz

June 26

Report: New Zealand v Pakistan, Edgbaston

Osman Samiuddin: Welcome to the age of Babar Azam

Podcast: Is the 'scene on' for Pakistan?

Sambit Bal: Under pressure, England can become the team they want to be

Jarrod Kimber: How left-arm pace has undone England this World Cup

Sidharth Monga: How extreme pace is making a mark at this World Cup

News: Gayle says 'definitely' playing ODIs and 'maybe' Test post World Cup

Aakash Chopra: What India need to do against West Indies' key players

Mohammad Isam: Are Bangladesh lagging behind because of a self-imposed limitation?

News: England have failed to adapt but can still make last four - Joe Root

Liam Brickhill: Where did South Africa's preparations go wrong?

June 25

Report: Australia v England, Lord's

News: No backwards steps, say England, as Kevin Pietersen criticises Eoin Morgan "weakness"

Melinda Farrell: Mitchell Starc, Jason Behrendorff reprise left-arm double act to upstage England

Jarrod Kimber: Mitchell Starc: The Grand Old Duke of Yorker

George Dobell: England facing Deja vu - all over again

Osman Samiuddin: The eerie similarities between 1992 and 2019 for Pakistan

Nagraj Gollapudi: What Vijay Shankar brings for India at No. 4

Osman Samiuddin: Catches can win matches - so can a lot else for Pakistan

Fan Following: In Shakib we trust

June 24

Report: Afghanistan v Bangladesh, Southampton

Mohammad Isam: Bangladesh's batting plans lacked flexibility and ruthlessness

Andrew Miller: Shakib's brilliance, Mashrafe's mental strength raise Bangladesh's semi-final hopes

News: Slow over rate leaves Kane Williamson on thin ice

News: Injured Andre Russell out of rest of the World Cup

Jarrod Kimber: West Indies gambled on Russell's knees, and it hasn't worked

News: Philosophical Kagiso Rabada takes in the lessons of a chastening World Cup

News: We wanted Rabada to skip IPL, says du Plessis; bowler says plan fell through

Interview: 'The 2015 World Cup semi-final made me realise that sport can change a nation' - Grant Elliott

June 23

Report: Pakistan v South Africa, Lord's

Osman Samiuddin: The World Cup of Mohammad Amir, nerd

Sharda Ugra: When Pakistan needed some magic, Haris Sohail conjured the spell

Sidharth Monga: Brathwaite, Bishop, Neesham and what gets remembered

News: 'I thought I had bat on it' - Brathwaite

What They Said About: Carlos Brathwaite nearly beating New Zealand at Old Trafford

News: Mehidy Hasan struck on the head at practice session

Ian Chappell: Sri Lanka's win over England shows that ODIs don't need huge totals to be exciting

June 22

Report: New Zealand v West Indies, Old Trafford

Report: Afghanistan v India, Southampton

Andrew Fidel Fernando: How Mohammad Nabi almost hustled a big upset for Afghanistan over India

Smart Stats: Smart Stats: New Zealand's two-man show from Williamson and Boult

Poll: Which is England's most shocking loss at an ICC event?

Osman Samiuddin: Pakistan's think tanks are to blame for the Shoaib Malik problem

Andrew Fidel Fernando: Sri Lanka script new chapter of cricketing incomprehensible

Andrew Fidel Fernando's World Cup diary: Fifty shades of grey

News: 'Criticise us but don't abuse us' - Sarfaraz Ahmed

June 21

Report: England v Sri Lanka, Headingley

News: 'We didn't deserve to win' - Eoin Morgan

Alan Gardner: The monster they call Mali

What They Said About: Sri Lanka beating England

Best of the week: Williamson's silk and steel or Rohit's pull?

Shaun Tait's World Cup XI: Sachin, Imran and who else?

Aakash Chopra: What India need to do against Afghanistan's key players

Interview: 'Once you realise you'll survive without the game, you'll enjoy it for what it is' - Jimmy Neesham

News: Rashid Khan 'not thinking about' England game anymore - Gulbadin Naib

June 20

Report: Australia v Bangladesh, Trent Bridge

Jarrod Kimber: New David Warner, same old wheelhouse

News: Bangladesh not giving up on semi-finals yet - Tamim Iqbal

Mohammad Isam: Is Bangladesh's bowling standing up to the rigours of a World Cup?

Sidharth Monga: Are New Zealand the World Cup's best bowling attack?

Interview: 'Fitter fielders mean faster fielders. That means saving more runs' - R Sridhar, India fielding coach

News: Vijay Shankar hit by Jasprit Bumrah yorker, team says he's fit

News: 'We left everything out there, that's all I can ask' - Faf du Plessis

Sidharth Monga: Penultimate-over boundary was a bonus for Williamson

Andrew Fidel Fernando: The haunted history of South Africa's World Cups

June 19

Report: New Zealand v South Africa, Edgbaston

Sidharth Monga: Masterful Williamson keeps calm and carries on

Jarrod Kimber: Australia's World Cup of gambles

News: Simmons promises to expose truth behind Afghanistan's World Cup mess

News: Shikhar Dhawan ruled out of World Cup, Rishabh Pant confirmed as replacement

News: Organisers to review security after pitch invader sustains broken arm

Mark Nicholas: An evening with the Judge. And the joys of watching Finch, Rohit and Shakib

June 18

Report: England v Afghanistan, Old Trafford

Sharda Ugra: The pall over Rashid Khan's World Cup

George Dobell: Eoin Morgan: Beyond the sixes, the heartbeat of 'new' England

News: Marcus Stoinis on course for recall as Australia brace for Bangladesh threat

Jarrod Kimber: West Indies go short only to come up short

Feature: Can South Africa stir the World Cup pot?

Mohammad Isam: Liton Das' battle against nerves, pressure

George Dobell: The ingredients for an upset heightened amid England injury concerns

June 17

Report: Bangladesh v West Indies, Taunton

Osman Samiuddin: Rohit Sharma, and the magic in his touch

News: Morgan doesn't rule out Hales return, but conscious of 'stigma'

Trends: Archer a hit, Russell a flop

News: Jason Roy to miss two World Cup matches after hamstring tear is confirmed

Nagraj Gollapudi: Kohli's India, a scary machine

Feature: Watching India v Pakistan in Beijing

Andrew McGlashan: Maxwell's bowling helps Australia make their balancing act work

June 16

Report: India v Pakistan, Old Trafford

Wright Thompson: India-Pakistan match produces an atmosphere that exceeds the hype

Osman Samiuddin: Rohit Sharma and the magic in his touch

Osman Samiuddin: Pakistan need to first figure out what their best XI actually is

News: Bhuvneshwar Kumar out for two-three matches with hamstring injury

June 15

Report: Australia v Sri Lanka, The Oval

Report: Afghanistan v South Africa, Cardiff

Andrew Fidel Fernando: Afghanistan's World Cup of self-inflicted chaos

Wright Thompson: Why a billion people will watch when India, Pakistan play

Aakash Chopra: What India need to do against Pakistan

Osman Samiuddin: What I think about when I watch Rohit and Kohli

Tactics board: Where the India-Pakistan game could be won or lost

Nagraj Gollapudi: How Maradona mania can explain India-Pakistan madness

FAQs: How big is India-Pakistan really?

Osman Samiuddin: The meaning of India-Pakistan, for India and for Pakistan

June 14

Interview: 'We have to compete, but we can't do that by copying India' - Dimuth Karunaratne

News: 'Very unfair' - Sri Lanka complain to ICC about less-than-ideal pitches, training facilities

Podcast: Making sense of the India v Pakistan rivalry

Mohammad Isam: Mashrafe Mortaza is an easy target, but should he be targeted at all?

News: AB de Villiers' inclusion in World Cup would have set difficult precedent - van der Dussen

June 13

Sidharth Monga: How Kane Richardson learned to stop worrying and love the game

Daniel Brettig: Warner's hundred another stage of the homecoming

Sharda Ugra: Babar Azam is beating himself up so he gets better

News: Pressure exists for every team, not just Pakistan - Mohammad Amir

Jarrod Kimber: How Andre Russell's knees hold the key to West Indies' World Cup hopes

Best of the week: The ESPNcricinfo weekly from a soggy week at the World Cup

June 12

Report: David Warner hundred enough for Australia as Pakistan comeback falls short

Osman Samiuddin: Error-prone Pakistan squander their advantage

Sidharth Monga: David Warner finds old mindset to flick switch for Australia

News: Rishabh Pant to join Indian squad as cover for Shikhar Dhawan

Mark Nicholas: Bend the rules and bring AB back for the World Cup? Why not?

Aakash Chopra: What India need to do against New Zealand's key players

Feature: Mitch Santner - the X-factor is in his instinct and his bravery

Watch: Graeme Swann picks his all-time World Cup XI (and captains it)

June 11

News: Hairline fracture puts cloud over Shikhar Dhawan's World Cup

News: Marcus Stoinis out of Pakistan game with side strain, Mitchell Marsh flown in as cover

World Cup weather watch: Your guide to the soggy scenario

Interview: 'Trying to avoid the World Cup as much as I can' - Josh Hazlewood

News: Steve Rhodes unhappy with ICC's reserve day policy

News: Warner needs 'a little mindset change' to go from slow to spectacular

Ask Steven: Is Nathan Coulter-Nile's 92 the highest score by a No. 8 in the World Cup?

June 10

News: AB de Villiers revelations could bring South Africa World Cup squad closer - Faf du Plessis

News: Jofra Archer adds spice to England v West Indies World Cup clash

News: 'If they don't want me to play, I will quit cricket' - Mohammad Shahzad

Sidharth Monga's World Cup diary: 'Ello from Brizzle

Feature: Are Australia dynamic enough with their batting order?

June 9

Report: Australia v India, The Oval

News: Virat Kohli tells India fans not to boo Steven Smith

Feature: The curious case of the bails that lost their zing

Osman Samiuddin: The exact moment Hardik Pandya joined the freak show

Ian Chappell: Long live the 50-over format

June 8

Report: Afghanistan v New Zealand, Taunton

Osman Samiuddin: Mitchell Starc - chained to his yorker, and liberated by it

Alex Malcolm: The story behind Coulter-Nile's World Cup batting record

Andrew Fidel Fernando: New Zealand and the art of the gym selfie

News: 'If AB wanted to be here, he would be here' - Ottis Gibson

Aakash Chopra: What India need to do against Australia's key players

News: Australia net bowler in hospital after hit to the head

Sidharth Monga: Why does Trent Boult not get his due when we talk about the world's best bowlers?

June 7

News: Persistent rain forces Pakistan v Sri Lanka washout in Bristol

News: ICC says no to dagger emblem on MS Dhoni's gloves

Firdose Moonda: Did AB de Villiers want to have his cake and eat it too?

June 6

Report: Australia v West Indies, Trent Bridge

News: West Indies' fury at 'dodgy' decisions as Australia get rub of the green

News: AB de Villiers sought World Cup recall, SA team management said no

Best of the week: Stokes, shocks and 'Mr Worldwide'

Jarrod Kimber: Who caught it better: Stokes or Cottrell?

June 5

Report: India v South Africa, Southampton

Report: Bangladesh v New Zealand, The Oval

Nagraj Gollapudi: Rabada and Bumrah, a tale of two terrific spells

Mohammad Isam: Bangladesh bowling attack exposed for lack of wicket-takers

Andrew Fidel Fernando: South Africa undone by Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, and the spectre of the past

Watch: Mark Butcher picks his all-time World Cup XI

June 4

Report: Afghanistan v Sri Lanka, Cardiff

Sidharth Monga: How Bangladesh and New Zealand have shown familiarity breeds respect

Jarrod Kimber: Madness beats joy as Afghanistan miss their big chance against Sri Lanka

Ask Steven:Why did South Africa change their kit between the first and second World Cup matches?

Mark Nicholas: Brearley's lecture, Warnie's diet, and Mickey's love for Pakistan

Aakash Chopra: What India need to do against South Africa's key players

June 3

Report: England v Pakistan, Trent Bridge

Osman Samiuddin: Victory a tangle of threads that can't be untangled, unless it's Pakistan doing the untangling

What They Said About: 'Sarfaraz Ahmed could turn around the world economy'

News: Malinga wants Sri Lanka to 'feel the shame of losing'

Feature: 'If you had told me I would be the Afghanistan captain, I would never have believed it' - Gulbadin Naib

June 2

Report: Bangladesh v South Africa, Lord's

Andrew Miller: South Africa's nth grade meltdown

Osman Samiuddin: Can Pakistan help Hasan Ali break early-career slump?

June 1

Report: New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Cardiff

Report: Afghanistan v Australia, Bristol

Andrew Fidel Fernando: Cricket can't undo the horrors of the bombings, but it can be a balm to Sri Lanka

The Cricket Monthly: 'When you play with emotion, that's when you become dangerous' - Kagiso Rabada

Jarrod Kimber: Afghanistan's team of No. 8s behind the eight ball in this World Cup

World Cup trending: Bouncers to the fore as bowlers hunt wickets

May 31

Report: Pakistan v West Indies, Trent Bridge

Jarrod Kimber: Aaron Finch, the kid from the sticks who will lead Australia in the World Cup

Feature: Bruised but not broken, Hamid Hassan is ready for one final ride

News: 'At a professional level, players should be picked on merit' - Kagiso Rabada

May 30

Report: England v South Africa, The Oval

What They Said About: Ben Stokes' world-beating catch

Interview: 'Sometimes the ball goes for six even if I've not timed it' - Andre Russell speaks to Alexis Nunes

Sidharth Monga: A tale of two different batting approaches

Melinda Farrell: Is this going to be Glenn Maxwell's World Cup?

May 29

Andrew Fidel Fernando: So you want to know about the teams at this World Cup?

FAQs: All you wanted to know about the World Cup but were afraid to ask

Andrew McGlashan: From Brentwood to the World Cup: Adam Zampa's return to the top

Feature: Five reasons why non-cricket fans NEED to watch this World Cup

Alan Gardner: Wants you to love the World Cup - and England - as much as he does in his tournament preview

Feature: Inzamam-ul-Haq, Allan Border in our World Cup horror XI

Osman Samiuddin: Can a smouldering Faf du Plessis sex up South Africa's World Cup chances?

May 28

Watch: Men of the Finals: James Faulkner, 2015

Analysis: The importance of Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali to England's World Cup dreams

Ask Steven: Is Imran Khan the oldest man to play in a World Cup final?

FAQs: What's the big deal about the World Cup anyway?

Podcast: World Cup 2019 preview (and a dash of nostalgia)

May 27

The Cricket Monthly: What goes into the making of a World Cup

News: 'I'd rather be favourites than non-contenders' - Eoin Morgan

Staff predictions: Who will win the tournament?

Feature: World Cup 2019 in numbers: From the oldest squad to the biggest jersey number

Watch: Tamim Iqbal picks his all-time World Cup XI

May 26

News: Jayawardene declines Sri Lanka Cricket's World Cup offer

Ian Chappell: The World Cup will largely be decided by which teams bowl best

Interview: 'I'm most effective operating at 140kph' - Matt Henry

Osman Samiuddin: How long can Imam-ul-Haq feed off the hate of his critics?

May 25

Mark Nicholas: Ten things I'd like to see at this World Cup

Interview: Vijay Shankar: 'Whatever the conditions, I will perform and adapt'

News: Crowd abuse is 'water off a duck's back' as Steven Smith arrives in England with a hundred

May 24

News: Injury scare for Vijay Shankar on the eve of India's first warm-up

George Dobell: Eoin Morgan mishap reminds England what could go wrong

News: England captain Eoin Morgan sustains finger fracture after fielding accident

News: 'Wouldn't have been scoring like this if I didn't take risks' - Rohit Sharma backs his ODI method

Video: Will be one of the most competitive World Cups - Virat Kohli

May 23

News: Who will win the World Cup? The captains have their say

The Cricket Monthly: The making of Jasprit Bumrah, India's fast-bowling superhero

News: Virat Kohli hails Jofra Archer's 'X factor'

News: Spin to define Australia's World Cup - Ponting

Watch: Daniel Vettori on his favourite World Cup performance

May 22

Watch: A new chapter in Afghanistan's cricketing fairy tale

News: MS Dhoni should bat at No. 5 - Sachin Tendulkar

May 21

News: Handling pressure, not conditions, the challenge - Virat Kohli

George Dobell: Focus on fringe inclusions shows how far England's WC planning has come

Interview: 'When I look in a batsman's eyes and see fear, it'll pump me up to bowl even faster' - Oshane Thomas

Rasool: Important for 'Unpredictable Pakistan' to manage World Cup expectations

Watch: England players react to their World Cup kits

News: Wahab determined to 'prove Mickey Arthur wrong' at World Cup

Brettig: Australia Gallipoli learnings go deeper than platitudes

Watch: How Jofra Archer fast-tracked it to the World Cup

May 20

News: Jadhav fit, no changes to India's World Cup squad

The Cricket Monthly: Afghan, nomad, superstar: the story of Rashid Khan

News: Bereaved Asif Ali to play World Cup

News: Moeen hopes fans don't get personal with Smith, Warner

News: Glenn Maxwell keen to control (with ball) and finish (with bat)

Watch: Bangladesh more than just underdogs

News: No late entry for Taskin in Bangladesh's World Cup party

May 19

Interview: Trying to make sure captaincy change doesn't affect team dynamics - Afghanistan coach Phil Simmons

News: Pollard, Dwayne Bravo among West Indies' World Cup reserves

Travel: The cricket pilgrim's list of must-dos in the UK

News: India's quicks have both skill and pace - Mohammed Shami

News: Bowling is going to play a very important role in the World Cup - Rahul Dravid

May 18

News: Don't want to have fear of failure - Faf du Plessis

Watch: Mahela Jayawardene takes our World Cup quiz (and needs plenty of hints)

News: Smith, Warner ready to face the fire on comeback - Justin Langer

Watch: Brad Hodge's all-time World Cup XI

Watch: Danny Morrison would love to see Afghanistan upset someone

May 17

News: World Cup 2019 winners to get US $4 million

News: Lungi Ngidi looking forward to 'grudge match' against India

News: Jason Holder targets Afghanistan at the World Cup

Brickhill: South Africa prepare to feel the heat ... with one eye on England's heavens

Poll: ESPNcricinfo readers pick their all-time World Cup XI

May 16

Video: KL Rahul best suited at No. 4 - Gautam Gambhir

News: Could have never dreamt of playing so many World Cups - Chris Gayle

News: Was frustrated on learning I had hepatitis - Shadab Khan

News: Rabada, Steyn on track to play World Cup opener

May 15

News: 'The passion's the same' - Dhawan confident of another successful ICC tournament

News: Rabada, Steyn 'on track' to play World Cup opener against England

The Cricket Monthly: Eoin Morgan, the Irishman who became captain of England

Travel: Things to do in the World Cup cities

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The Cricket Monthly: The greatest World Cup matches

Quiz: Which ground has hosted the most World Cup matches?

The Cricket Monthly 'I wanted to be there at the end. That was my drug' - Lance Klusener

The Cricket Monthly: The effortless genius of Quinton de Kock

Ian Chappell: Players to watch at the World Cup? Put Kohli, Buttler and Stokes at the top of the list

Watch: Sanjay Manjrekar takes our World Cup quiz

Ian Chappell: Who are the leading contenders for the World Cup?

All-time World Cup XI: Russel Arnold picks his

The Cricket Monthly: From the 1999 World Cup to the 2019 one, how much has ODI cricket changed?

Watch: Shahid Afridi picks his all-time World Cup XI

Watch: The World Cup by numbers

Watch: Kumar Sangakkara on the 1996 World Cup

Feature: How teams' World Cup jerseys have evolved over the years

Watch: Waqar Younis take our World Cup quiz

The Cricket Monthly: Scotland's heartbreak in the World Cup Qualifiers

Watch: Courtney Walsh on West Indies' first two titles

Watch: Kumar Sangakkara take our World Cup quiz

Watch: Sanjay Manjrekar on Pakistan's 1992 win

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