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Australia Pat Cummins celebrates against Sri Lanka during the first day-night Test in Brisbane. Picture: www.cricket.com.au.

Cricket world cup 2019

Australia aim to pour cold water on England's summer

By Reuters

Battle commences at Edgbaston on Thursday and the last time Australia won there was the opening match of the 2001 series which they ended up dominating 4-1.

  • England's captain Eoin Morgan is covered in champagne as he poses with the World Cup trophy as England's players celebrate their win after the 2019 Cricket World Cup final between England and New Zealand at Lord's Cricket Ground in London on 14 July 2019. Picture: AFP

    England chief Giles says Test Championship could lead to change in focus

    This week's Ashes opener at Edgbaston will be the first Test to count towards a new points table in the format, with 72 matches between the top nine nations taking place over a two-year period before a grand final in 2021.

    1116 days ago
  • England's first innings total displayed on the scoreboard on day one of the four-day Test against Ireland at Lord's on 24 July 2019. Picture: @Irelandcricket/Twitter

    England collapse vs. Ireland 'embarrassing', says Vaughan

    In their first test match in a summer dominated by the one-day World Cup, England could not even muster three figures against a nation playing its third test match ever.

    1121 days ago
  • England triumphed over New Zealand in the Cricket World Cup final on 14 July 2019. Picture: Twitter/@cricketworldcup

    NZ coach wants rules review after 'hollow' World Cup final

    Gary Stead shrugged off suggestions England had been mistakenly handed an extra run after a throw from a fielder hit the bat of a diving Ben Stokes' and deflected to the boundary in the final over of regular play.

    1130 days ago
  • The England cricket team lift the Cricket World Cup trophy on 14 July 2019. Picture: Twitter/@cricketworldcup

    DANIEL GALLAN: CWC2019 final - A game that defied belief

    Cricket matches, real cricket matches, aren’t supposed to be like this, says Daniel Gallan. They’re not supposed to be this grandiose, this sensational, this hyperbolic.

    1131 days ago
  • England players celebrate after winning the 2019 Cricket World Cup final between England and New Zealand at Lord's Cricket Ground in London on 14 July 2019. Picture: AFP.

    England 'mistakenly' awarded extra run in World Cup final: former umpire

    A freak fielding deflection off Ben Stokes' bat that raced to the boundary saw the team awarded six runs with three balls to go in the final over on Sunday.

    1131 days ago
  • England triumphed over New Zealand in the Cricket World Cup final on 14 July 2019. Picture: Twitter/@cricketworldcup

    Technical knockout: Kiwis praise team but query 'cruel' rules

    The Black Caps lost even though scores were tied at the end of both regular play and a Super Over shootout, with England's superior boundary count giving them victory.

    1131 days ago
  • England players celebrate after winning the 2019 Cricket World Cup final between England and New Zealand at Lord's Cricket Ground in London on 14 July 2019. Picture: AFP.

    Morgan hopes World Cup win will spark English cricket revival

    There have long been concerns about declining player numbers in English cricket, with the sport hidden behind a television paywall in Britain since England's iconic 2005 Ashes series triumph.

    1131 days ago
  • England's captain Eoin Morgan is covered in champagne as he poses with the World Cup trophy as England's players celebrate their win after the 2019 Cricket World Cup final between England and New Zealand at Lord's Cricket Ground in London on 14 July 2019. Picture: AFP

    England captain Morgan hails 'superhuman' World Cup hero Stokes

    All-rounder Ben Stokes's heroics came three years after he was hit for four straight sixes by Carlos Brathwaite in the last over of West Indies' stunning World Twenty20 final win over England in India.

    1131 days ago
  • England players celebrate after winning the 2019 Cricket World Cup final between England and New Zealand at Lord's Cricket Ground in London on 14 July 2019. Picture: AFP.

    England beat New Zealand to win Cricket World Cup

    England have beaten New Zealand by a single run to win the Cricket World Cup 2019 in a nail-biting final.

    1132 days ago
  • New Zealand’s Kane Williamson. Picture: cricketworldcup.com

    Omens point to New Zealand winning World Cup: Hansen

    Celebrated All Blacks mentor Steve Hansen believes New Zealand's loss to England in the group stages of the Cricket World Cup will be to their advantage in Sunday's final.

    1133 days ago
  • FILE: Indian supporters pose for a photograph in the crowd during the 2019 Cricket World Cup first semi-final between India and New Zealand at Old Trafford in Manchester, north-west England, on 9 July 2019. Picture: AFP

    Cricket fans warned over World Cup tickets on unofficial websites

    England trounced Australia by eight wickets to seal their spot in the final, where they will be looking to clinch their first global 50-over title.

    1134 days ago
  • AB De Villiers has scored over 300 runs in this season's tournament, but his RCB side remain bottom of the table. Picture: @IPL/Twitter

    AB de Villiers: I made no demands to be in Proteas World Cup squad

    De Villiers was responding to earlier reports that he had made himself available for selection just 24 hours before the Proteas squad for the tournament was announced.

    1134 days ago
  • The English cricket team celebrate qualifying for the 2019 Cricket World Cup final after beating Australia in the semifinal on 12 July 2019. Picture: Twitter/@cricketworldcup

    Morgan wants England to relish World Cup final pressure

    The England captain's side will face New Zealand at Lord's on Sunday, with both sides bidding to win the title for the first time.

    1134 days ago
  • Australia paceman Mitchell Starc. Picture: @CricketAus/Twitter.

    Australia's Starc sets record for most wickets at a single World Cup

    That gave the left-arm quick his 27th wicket of the 2019 tournament, breaking the record of 26 for a single edition he had previously shared with retired Australia paceman Glenn McGrath.

    1135 days ago
  • FILE: England's Jofra Archer bowls during the Cricket World Cup semi-final against Australia on 11 July 2019. Picture: @cricketworldcup/Twitter

    England draw first blood in World Cup semi against Australia

    The winners of the match in Birmingham will face New Zealand, who shocked mighty India at Old Trafford on Wednesday.

    1135 days ago
  • India's Mahendra Singh Dhoni is run out during the 2019 Cricket World Cup first semifinal between New Zealand and India at Old Trafford in Manchester, northwest England, on 10 July 2019. Picture: AFP

    'The sun will still rise' - India mourns World Cup shocker

    The unexpected defeat to New Zealand in Wednesday's semifinal came after a top-order batting collapse had left them teetering at 24-4.

    1135 days ago
  • FILE: New Zealand's Trent Boult celebrates after taking a wicket against Scotland in the ICC Cricket World Cup ODI Test match on 17 February 2015. Picture: CWC website.

    New Zealand’s swing king carries Black Caps to CWC final

    Trent Boult gathers and delivers in a fluid motion, releasing gorgeous swingers and spitting seamers that belie the tranquility that came before.

    1136 days ago
  • Ne Zealand vs India in the Cricket World Cup 2019 semi-final. Picture: ICC.

    Indian fans bring the noise as CWC semifinal spills over to reserve day

    New Zealand’s Kane Williamson won the toss under clouds and batted first because that is what conventional wisdom dictated.

    1137 days ago
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