Maxwell’s stand-and-smash knock was ‘absolutely mind-boggling’. But was it the GOAT?

Maxwell’s stand-and-smash knock was ‘absolutely mind-boggling’. But was it the GOAT?

Like a game of French cricket on steroids,Glenn Maxwell defied painful cramping and immense pressure to score a double-century in India. Where does it stand among the great ODI innings?

  • byIain Payten

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‘The most insane shots’:How Glenn Maxwell stunned the world

‘The most insane shots’:How Glenn Maxwell stunned the world

Australia were flat lining against Afghanistan and needed a hero. Enter the one-man wrecking crew that was Glenn Maxwell. We dive inside his innings for the ages.

  • byJon Pierik
‘You don’t really expect those things’:Crocked Maxwell blown away by miracle dig

‘You don’t really expect those things’:Crocked Maxwell blown away by miracle dig

Glenn Maxwell struggled to comprehend what he had done. Immobile with cramp,his 10th six brought up victory,a double century,and a place in the semi-finals for Australia.

  • byMalcolm Conn
‘I’m a bit numb’:Maxwell snatches victory with amazing double century

‘I’m a bit numb’:Maxwell snatches victory with amazing double century

Glenn Maxwell smashed an extraordinary 201 not out to give Australia the most remarkable of victories over Afghanistan and a place in the World Cup semi-finals.

  • byMalcolm Conn
As it happened:Maxwell’s miracle puts Australia in World Cup semi-finals

As it happened:Maxwell’s miracle puts Australia in World Cup semi-finals

Relive how Glenn Maxwell conjured an extraordinary double century to win a game that looked lost in Mumbai.

  • byDaniel Brettig
Think Bairstow stumping was stinky? Here’s our list of controversial cricket outs

Think Bairstow stumping was stinky? Here’s our list of controversial cricket outs

Where does a recent Ashes flashpoint rank in the hall of infamy after Sri Lanka’s Angelo Matthews was dismissed for taking too long to get to the crease?

  • byIain Payten andTom Decent
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‘Disgraceful’:History maker Mathews slams Bangladesh over timed-out appeal

‘Disgraceful’:History maker Mathews slams Bangladesh over timed-out appeal

The former Sri Lanka captain earned the dubious distinction of being the first player in international cricket to be “timed out”.

  • byAmlan Chakraborty
Why Smith is in a spin before crucial World Cup clash

Why Smith is in a spin before crucial World Cup clash

Vertigo has put Steve Smith in doubt for Australia’s World Cup clash against Afghanistan in Mumbai on Tuesday,where victory will assure Pat Cummins’ men of a semi-final place.

  • byMalcolm Conn
‘Need to be respected’:Steve Smith warns of Afghanistan’s spinners
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‘Need to be respected’:Steve Smith warns of Afghanistan’s spinners

Australia’s batsmen will be particularly tested by their next two opponents in their quest to advance to the semi-finals.

  • byMalcolm Conn
‘Straight back in’:Green expects to make way as Maxwell,Marsh return

‘Straight back in’:Green expects to make way as Maxwell,Marsh return

Australia will have a full squad to choose from for the first time in this World Cup for Tuesday’s match against Afghanistan.

  • byMalcolm Conn
Another bad loss for England,morally and literally
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Another bad loss for England,morally and literally

Not so long ago,England would have eaten a target of 287 for breakfast. Now they can barely lift the fork to their mouths and their World Cup defence is an embarrassment.

  • byNick Hoult,Kieran Crichard andRob Bagchi