Australia has confirmed its place in the World Cup semi-finals after beating England by 64 runs thanks to a five wicket haul from Jason Behrendorff, some fierce pace from Mitchell Starc and yet another century from Aaron Finch.
Mitchell Starc’s wife threw him to the mercy of hungry reporters after revealing an interesting exchange he had at breakfast on game-day.
English fans ignored a directive from one of their cricket greats as their abuse of David Warner and Steve Smith turned ugly. Here’s what the home crowd is saying in the outer.
England are a cricket powerhouse, hosting the World Cup and had all the form heading into the tournament but now face the real possibility of not even making the finals. We detail the precarious situation in which Australia has placed the old enemy.
AMERICAN fielding guru Mike Young will return to Australia’s squad ahead of next month’s World Cup to help the team’s fielding.
MITCH Marsh has declared he will be “100 per cent fit’’ for the World Cup and knows he has to be ready to bowl to justify his place in the Australian team.
TWO-TIME World Cup winner Brad Hogg says Australia need a frontline spinner and can’t rely on contributions from part-timer Glenn Maxwell.
GEORGE Bailey could lead Australia into next month’s World Cup, with the Tasmanian set to be retained when the 15-man squad is announced.
AUSTRALIAN excitement machine Pat Cummins has declared he’s primed to deliver consistent swing and scorching pace at next month’s World Cup.
AUSTRALIA is in shocking fielding form a month out from the World Cup and coach Darren Lehmann admits it’s become a confidence issue.
MORE than a decade has passed but former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh isn’t letting go of a decision from the 2003 Cricket World Cup.
GLENN Maxwell has opened up about his form slump, revealing he’s been struggling to concentrate on cricket since the death of Phillip Hughes.
AUSTRALIA’S World Cup 15 is due to be submitted to the ICC on Wednesday and selectors have a list of headaches to consider.
DISCARDED former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik, says he wants to play in the 2015 World Cup, but needs clarity on his role.
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