England 339 for 9 (Stokes 108, Malan 87, Woakes 51) beat Netherlands 179 (Nidamanuru 41*, Moeen 3-42, Rashid 3-54, Willey 2-19) by 160 runs Ben Stokes‘ maiden World Cup century dragged England from the brink of another ignominious display and ultimately to victory over Netherlands, keeping their Champions Trophy qualification hopes intact. His 129-run stand

On the whole, the rankings reflect India’s dominance at the World Cup so far where they have won eight out of eight league-stage matches so far, all by significant margins. Kohli (No. 2 behind de Kock) and Rohit Sharma (No. 5) have been their most prolific batters so far, but it’s their bowling that has

As we approach the last few games of the league stage of the 2023 ODI World Cup, the primary focus is obviously on the top four slots. But that’s for the top six teams. For the rest, the race is on to finish among the top eight and qualify for the 2025 Champions Trophy. Six

Big picture – Total Cricket meets Total Wipeout “Champions of Europe… you’ll never sing that!” That’s right, here’s one in the eye for all those glory-seekers in the upper echelons of the World Cup table, queuing up for their invite to the big dance in Ahmedabad in two weeks’ time. There’s a punier title up

The Men’s 2023 ODI World Cup is now building towards the final on November 19. Each morning we will round up the latest action and news from the event and bring you the insights from our reporters on the ground. — Top Story: Jadeja razes South Africa for 83 after Kohli scores 49th ODI ton

After England’s team of thirty-somethings were finally eliminated from the World Cup, the oldest man in their squad recognised the finality of this defeat to Australia, their fifth in a row and their sixth in seven games. “Everything good comes to an end,” Moeen Ali said. “Maybe the writing was on the wall, and we

The Men’s 2023 ODI World Cup is now building towards the final on November 19. Each morning we will round up the latest action and news from the event and bring you the insights from our reporters on the ground. — Top Story: Fabulous Fakhar pulls off stunning chase to keep Pakistan alive Pakistan 200

Australia 286 (Labuschagne 71, Green 47, Woakes 4-54) beat England 253 (Stokes 64, Malan 50, Zampa 3-21) by 33 runs It’s over. And that’s not simply the worst World Cup defence in the history of international sport. Everything that, for eight heady years, had been taken for granted about England’s white-ball batting has vanished without

The Men’s 2023 ODI World Cup is now building towards the final on November 19. Each morning we will round up the latest action and news from the event and bring you the insights from our reporters on the ground. — Top Story: Nabi, Shahidi, Rahmat boost Afghanistan’s semi-final chances with big win Afghanistan 181

Big picture: Can England spoil Australia’s semi-final push? Suffice to say, this is not the occasion it was earmarked to be. England versus Australia at the back-end of the group stages, at the most grandiloquent venue that this World Cup can offer. This was intended, at the very least, to be a shoot-out for the

David Willey has described not being awarded a central contract by England as “final nail in the coffin” of his international career, following the announcement of his retirement earlier in the week. Willey, 33, called time on an eight-year England career that had seen him play more than 100 times in the white-ball formats, as

Ben Stokes will have surgery on his left knee after the World Cup as he hopes to “get back to doing what I’ve been known for” ahead of England’s Test series in India early next year. Stokes has been hampered significantly by his chronic knee problem throughout the last 18 months. He has been playing

The Men’s 2023 ODI World Cup is now building towards the final on November 19. Each morning we will round up the latest action and news from the event and bring you the insights from our reporters on the ground. — Top Story: Shami leads rout of Sri Lanka as India advance unbeaten into semi-finals

Joe Root says he is hurt by the fact that England are propping up the group-stage table of the World Cup after five defeats in six games. But he still believes that they are capable of beating Australia on Saturday in Ahmedabad, and said on Thursday: “Man for man I’d have this team every day

Eoin Morgan has described the idea he should replace Matthew Mott as England’s white-ball coach ahead of next year’s T20 World Cup as “a bit far-fetched” and said that Mott should be given the chance to put things right at next year’s tournament. Morgan, who captained England to their first men’s ODI World Cup in

Mark Wood says that the timing of England’s central contracts announcement is no excuse for the team’s flatlining performances at this year’s World Cup. However, he is already looking beyond this weekend’s clash with Australia in Ahmedabad towards the 2025-26 Ashes tour, after securing a lucrative three-year deal. With England rock-bottom in the World Cup

David Willey has announced that he will retire from international cricket at the age of 33 after England’s final match at the World Cup in India, following the ECB’s decision not to offer him a central contract for the 2023-24 cycle. Willey is among the few England players who have enhanced their reputation over the

The Men’s 2023 ODI World Cup is now building towards the final on November 19. Each morning we will round up the latest action and news from the event and bring you the insights from our reporters on the ground. — Top Story: Bangladesh knocked out after Afridi and Fakhar fashion big Pakistan win Pakistan

England have arrived in Ahmedabad knowing that they must win at least one of their next three games – not only to restore pride but to ensure that they are spared the ignominy of missing the cut for the next global men’s 50-over event in 2025. Failing to mount a challenge for the World Cup

Alex Gidman has been appointed as England Women’s assistant coach, after moving on from his batting-coach role at Kent. Gidman, the former Gloucestershire batter who went on to coach Worcestershire to the 2019 T20 Blast title, will be working under his former county team-mate Jon Lewis, England Women’s head coach, whom he succeeded as Gloucestershire’s

The Men’s 2023 ODI World Cup is now building towards the final on November 19. Each morning we will round up the latest action and news from the event and bring you the insights from our reporters on the ground. Top Story: Shami and Bumrah demolish England to make it six out of six for

Matthew Mott, England’s white-ball coach, has denied suggestions from Eoin Morgan, the team’s former World Cup-winning captain, that an “unsettled” dressing room is the root cause of their desperate form at this year’s event. Speaking in the wake of India’s 100-run victory in Lucknow, which has left England propping up the ten-team table after five

Matthew Mott, England’s head coach, said that he only found out that his side’s place in the 2025 Champions Trophy was in jeopardy midway through the second innings of their 100-run defeat to India in Lucknow, after the ICC confirmed the qualification process earlier on Sunday. The ICC approved the qualification process at a board

India 229 for 8 (Rohit 87, Suryakumar 49, Willey 3-45) beat England 129 (Livingstone 27, Shami 4-22, Bumrah 3-32) by 100 runs Mohammed Shami ripped the heart out of England as India defended a modest total in Lucknow to maintain their unbeaten World Cup run and condemn their opponents’ campaign even further. Shami claimed 2

The Men’s 2023 ODI World Cup is now building towards the final on November 19. Each morning we will round up the latest action and news from the event and bring you the insights from our reporters on the ground. — Top Story: Head produces the winning hand in 388 vs 383 nail-biter Australia 388

Big picture: Can England return to winning ways? India versus England was among the most anticipated matches of the 2023 ODI World Cup. After all, it is the pre-tournament favourites (and the hosts) taking on the defending champions. But no one had imagined that England would be hanging by the thinnest of threads by the

Matthew Mott accepts that his position as England’s white-ball coach will come under pressure with his side on the brink of an early World Cup exit, but said he is “fully determined” that he and captain Jos Buttler can turn things around in the future. Mott was appointed on a four-year contract in May 2022

Australia are set to tour India in late December for a multi-format women’s series comprising a Test, three ODIs and three T20Is. The Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai will play host to the one-off women’s Test and three ODIs while the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai will be host for the T20Is. The ODIs will

Jos Buttler sat at a round table on the first floor of the Gujarat Cricket Association clubhouse, holding court with the travelling English press pack on the eve of the World Cup. He had just spent 40 minutes on stage at a captain’s event and was midway through a long afternoon of media duties before

Jos Buttler said that England’s performance at the World Cup has been “a huge disappointment” and “a shock to everyone” within their set-up, after an eight-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka in Bengaluru left them on the brink of elimination with four group games remaining. Buttler captained England to the T20 World Cup in Australia last