The sad truth:Why this World Cup is a fan-free zone

The sad truth:Why this World Cup is a fan-free zone

It’s not just that there are so few Westerners;there are few anybodies. The ICC is displeased about half-empty stadiums,but won’t say so publicly.

  • byGreg Baum

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Orange crush:Fresh World Cup boilover as Dutch stun South Africa

Orange crush:Fresh World Cup boilover as Dutch stun South Africa

The only non-Test nation in action at the World Cup overcame a top-order collapse to post 245 in the shortened contest before dismissing the Proteas for 207.

  • byAmlan Chakraborty
Cricket World Cup 2023 As it happened:Australia beat Sri Lanka by five wickets

Cricket World Cup 2023 As it happened:Australia beat Sri Lanka by five wickets

After losing their opening two games,neither Australia nor Sri Lanka can afford to fall to a third straight defeat if they want a realistic shot at reaching the semis.

  • byMalcolm Conn
Afghanistan beat defending champions England to claim shock World Cup win

Afghanistan beat defending champions England to claim shock World Cup win

England’s title defence is in trouble after losing to Afghanistan by 69 runs in one of the biggest shocks in the tournament’s history.

Trapped in an Indian labyrinth:After two wrong turns,Aussies can’t afford another false step

Trapped in an Indian labyrinth:After two wrong turns,Aussies can’t afford another false step

Australia have got themselves in a tangle at the World Cup,but skipper Pat Cummins is sure they can get out of it. Their next obstacle is Sri Lanka.

  • byGreg Baum
Cricket World Cup 2023 as it happened:India demolish great rivals Pakistan

Cricket World Cup 2023 as it happened:India demolish great rivals Pakistan

Brace yourself for fireworks in Ahmedabad when two bitter cricket foes go head to head in a crucial World Cup clash at Narendra Modi Stadium.

  • byEmma Kemp
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Cricket World Cup 2023 as it happened:South Africa beat Australia by 134 runs

Cricket World Cup 2023 as it happened:South Africa beat Australia by 134 runs

Pat Cummins’ men are back in action in India with a crucial match in Lucknow between two of the world’s top-four ranked one-day teams.

  • byMalcolm Conn
Locked out of Lord’s:The women who blazed the trail for Australia’s dominance

Locked out of Lord’s:The women who blazed the trail for Australia’s dominance

Half a century after competing in cricket’s first World Cup,Margaret Jennings and Lorraine Hill will be cheering on Australia’s current women’s side at the Junction Oval on Thursday.

  • byCarla Jaeger
The drop:King Kohli punishes Marsh’s grassed catch as India take World Cup clash

The drop:King Kohli punishes Marsh’s grassed catch as India take World Cup clash

Australia will never know what might have happened if Mitch Marsh had taken a difficult catch from Virat Kohli. But afterwards,he stole the match away from them.

  • byGreg Baum
Cricket World Cup 2023 as it happened:Australia lose opener to hosts India

Cricket World Cup 2023 as it happened:Australia lose opener to hosts India

As opening games go,it doesn’t get much tougher than a clash against the favourites and hosts. Follow all the action as Pat Cummins’ men take on India in Chennai.

  • byEmma Kemp
50 overs and out? The whole concept is on trial here

50 overs and out? The whole concept is on trial here

There is intrigue about Australia’s opening World Cup match against India in Chennai,and question marks about the long-term viability of the one-day format.

  • byGreg Baum