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ICC World Cup 2019: Fixtures, results and coverage

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England's World Cup winners with Prime Minister Theresa May outside 10 Downing Street, London, July 15, 2019

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The 2019 World Cup in England will be a six-week long festival of cricket featuring the top ten teams. Find everything you need to about the tournament with these handy links here

Day-wise coverage

July 23

News: 'I thought I'd never play white-ball again' - Liam Plunkett on his rise to World Cup glory

July 22

News: 'If we lost, I didn't know how I'd play cricket again' - Jos Buttler

July 21

News: 'I'll never regret the decision' - Kumar Dharmasena
Ian Chappell: Two things we learned from the 2019 World Cup

July 20

News: Don't think it's fair to have a result like that - Morgan on World Cup final
News: Broken NZ will understand 'magnificent' final over time - McCullum
Anantha Narayanan: The players who lit up the 2019 World Cup

July 18

Highs and lows: 1992 parallels, Kohli's statesmanship, and the Afridi award for retirement
News: No one is probably going to get closer to winning the World Cup or losing it as us - Boult
News: Redemption is 'not a word I'll ever use': Ben Stokes on World Cup final glory
News: 'We had a good party after one of cricket's greatest games' - Martin Guptill

July 17

ESPNcricinfo's World Cup 2019 XI: Starc, Archer, Ferguson, Bumrah in ESPNcricinfo's 2019 World Cup XI
Best moments: What we loved, gasped at, and were disappointed by in the World Cup
Stats review: A World Cup dominated by left-arm seamers and No. 3 batsmen

July 16

Feature: Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler and other England players on the dramatic World Cup final
Nagraj Gollapudi: 'You are looking for a run' - Gutted New Zealand try to make sense of the unbelievable
Sidharth Monga: Why count boundaries to determine who wins a World Cup? Here are three better ways
Feature: Nine better ways of deciding the World Cup winner
Social media round-up of the World Cup: The other Pakistan, Jimmy Neesh, and what Kohli's saying when he says "Ben Stokes"
Podcast: The World Cup hangover edition

July 15

News: Sharing World Cup 'something that should be considered' - New Zealand coach
News: Umpires made 'error of judgement' with overthrows - Taufel
Watch: Polite Enquiries: Did the best team in the World Cup win the tournament?
News: World Cup final viewing figures compete with 2005 Ashes after free-to-air return
News: Kane Williamson, Ben Stokes reach career-high ODI ranking points
Watch: Daniel Vettori, Graeme Swann, Ajit Agarkar and Murali Kartik pick their World Cup XI
Andrew Miller: England ride their World Cup luck for perfect day that may yet save tomorrow
What They Said About: The boundary count tiebreaker rule
Melinda Farrell: Whuddathunkit ... it's Liam Plunkett, in the Middle Overs, with the Cross-Seam Delivery
Mark Nicholas: Look ma, no fingernails
Sambit Bal: If cricket were to end tomorrow, at least we'd have this game

July 14

Report: England v New Zealand, World Cup final, Lord's
Gallery: A tie within a tie
Osman Samiuddin: What the luck! New Zealand, and the randomness of life (or a World Cup final)
George Dobell: Legacy-maker Ben Stokes shows what he deserves to be remembered for
News: 'It just wasn't going to be today' - Kane Williamson
News: 'He's almost superhuman' - Morgan lauds extraordinary Stokes
Jarrod Kimber: Nerve, skill, errors: How the greatest ODI finish played out
Podcast: Dear cricket, we hate you, but we love you
News: Should England have got five, not six for overthrows?
News: Morgan hopes World Cup epic leaves legacy for English cricket
What They Said About: The 2019 World Cup final
News: 'I thought I'd seen everything in cricket' - Jos Buttler

July 13

Daniel Vettori: What sets New Zealand apart? Their ability to understand conditions
Preview: It all comes down to this, and it had to be an England-New Zealand World Cup final
News: Underdogs? Can win regardless of breed - Williamson
News: Eoin Morgan relaxed about Lord's pitch that 'looks greener than it is'
Mark Nicholas: The man from Tauranga and the one from Rush
Tactics Board: Where the World Cup final could be won and lost
Osman Samiuddin: Nice guys and world champions? It's possible
Nagraj Gollapudi: Bring on the pressure, dot-ball devil Mitchell Santner is up for it
Osman Samiuddin: Boult, Henry, Ferguson: Brutal, Hellish, Fast
George Dobell: Jason Roy knows he's one for the big stage

July 12

News: I did not demand to be included in World Cup squad - de Villiers
Andrew Fidel Fernando's World Cup diary: Ethiopian delights and Colombo evenings
Quiz: How much do you know about World Cup finals?
Nagraj Gollapudi: The serenity and resilience of being New Zealand

July 11

Report: Australia v England, second semi-final, Edgbaston
George Dobell: It's a new dawn, a new day, a new life - it's a New England
Osman Samiuddin: The unreality of Adil Rashid's greatness
Jarrod Kimber: Maybe winning World Cups is not in Australia's DNA, perhaps believing they will is in ours
News: Australia choose worst time to put in 'worst performance' of the World Cup
News: 'Playing in a World Cup final seemed laughable after 2015 exit' - Morgan
News: Channel 4 to screen World Cup final free-to-air after agreement reached with Sky
What They Said About: England making it to the World Cup final
News: Prophetic Archer predicted the whole World Cup
News: Jason Roy avoids suspension after outburst against umpires
News: Dhoni should have come in to bat earlier - Gavaskar

July 10

Report: India v New Zealand, first semi-final, Old Trafford
Sambit Bal: India's strongest suit turns weakest link in Madchester drama
News: Virat Kohli 'heartbroken' after batting failure wrecks India's World Cup campaign
Nagraj Gollapudi: Bit by bit, piece by piece, Ravindra Jadeja almost keeps India's dream alive
Andrew Fidel Fernando: When Boult made hay in Old Trafford's gloom
News: 'Forty-five minutes of bad cricket' knocked us out - Kohli
What They Said About: New Zealand's 18-run win over India
News: Williamson all praise for 'world class' Santner
Jarrod Kimber: The first four overs, and a semi-final we didn't think we'd have
George Dobell: Trophies matter and this England side needs to win one
News: 'Not good for a team environment' - Morgan unhappy with Pietersen criticism
Osman Samiuddin: Liam Plunkett is the fast bowler that you don't want to be
Mark Nicholas: Why it is important for England to win this World Cup
Podcast: Talking World Cup: A trophy England badly need

July 9

Feature: India v New Zealand semi-final pushed to reserve day - who stands to benefit?
News: Edgbaston set for sparse attendance after ticketing confusion
News: Peter Handscomb 'definitely in', Marcus Stoinis fit - Justin Langer
Andrew Fidel Fernando: It's been the World Cup of the yorker, and we love it
Ask Steven: Has Rohit Sharma broken the record for most runs in a single World Cup?

July 8

Feature: The Monga-Kimber World Cup 2019 XI is here (already)
Alagappan Muthu: Kane Williamson's is the hand that steadies New Zealand's ship
Nagraj Gollapudi: India's bowling plan - Bhuvneshwar or Shami? Kuldeep or Chahal?
Watch: The World Cup press conference compilation

July 7

News: 'Mentally and physically I'm right where I wanted to be' - Jason Roy
News: 'We'll be doing everything we can to nullify Bairstow and Roy' - Justin Langer
Melinda Farrell: Eternal scrappers New Zealand happy to fly under the radar
Ian Chappell: An Australia-India final is likely and that's not good for the game
News: Pakistan captaincy decision in PCB's hands - Sarfaraz Ahmed
S Rajesh: The bat-first advantage of the World Cup
News: Rohit Sharma closes in on Virat Kohli on top of ICC ODI rankings for batsmen
Mohammad Isam: Shakib's masterplan: Allrounder's stellar showing was no fluke
News: It's not about the numbers, it's about the person you are - Duminy
News: Lyon begins the mind games - World Cup England's to lose

July 6

Report: Australia v South Africa
Report: India v Sri Lanka
Nagraj Gollapudi: Move aside Chris Gayle, Rohit Sharma is the true Universe Boss
Andrew Fidel Fernando: What's Angelo Mathews' worth? He will remind you
What they said: 'Rohit is now making numbers look silly'
News: It's not about the numbers, it's about the person you are - Duminy
News: Usman Khawaja, Marcus Stoinis injury doubts for Australia semi-final
Jarrod Kimber: Afghanistan have hit a bump on their happy road
News: Afghanistan board orders inquiry into Aftab Alam's 'misbehaviour' during World Cup
Fan following: Cheers for Shakib, and a funny Fakhar chant

July 5

Report: Bangladesh v Pakistan
News: No 'miracle' for Pakistan but Sarfaraz Ahmed happy to go out on a high
Sidharth Monga: Australia 'proud' of fielding efforts - but have they been the best?
Jarrod Kimber: You can try, but you can never out-Pakistan Pakistan
News: Sky Sports will show World Cup final on free-to-air if England qualify
Melinda Farrell: At Lord's, a sea of green, a celebration of cricket, and a lesson for the future
Osman Samiuddin: Why Imran Tahir is the daddy of modern white-ball legspin
News: No more World Cups, 'I don't intend to put my body on the line' - Chris Gayle
Weekly roundup: Bairstow beats a shadow as Dhoni becomes one
Aakash Chopra: What India need to do against Sri Lanka's key players

July 4

Report:West Indies v Afghanistan
Jarrod Kimber: Afghanistan find accidental hero in Ikram Alikhil
News: Peter Handscomb replaces injured Shaun Marsh in Australia's World Cup squad
George Dobell: World Cup win can inject fresh (free to) air in English cricket
News: Liam Plunkett clarifies free-to-air remarks amid Sky access debate
Andrew McGlashan: Alex Carey quietly proves his mettle
News: Australia loss was the turning point - Sarfaraz Ahmed
Sharda Ugra: Wahab Riaz dreamed he would be picked for the World Cup. And then he was
Mark Nicholas: Nerve-shredders, no-contests and a night in Newcastle

July 3

Report: England v New Zealand, Chester-le-Street
George Dobell: Jonny Bairstow - Jason Roy union moves into very special territory
Sambit Bal: England's evolving ODI juggernaut
News: Williamson unlucky, I have the 'smallest' hands - Wood
Sidharth Monga: New Zealand's No. 1 (and No. 2) problem
Mohammad Isam: Bangladesh v Pakistan - Reliving the 1999 miracle
Sidharth Monga: Ben Stokes, England's five-star batsman
Andrew Fidel Fernando: A team fashioned in Williamson's spirit - not McCullum's image

July 2

Report: Bangladesh v India, Edgbaston
Nagraj Gollapudi: Pant shows he can be a bestseller - in three balls
Mohammad Isam: All fizz, no fuss, the charming simplicity of Mustafizur Rahman
Andrew Miller: What does the Yankees v Red Sox game in London teach cricket?
Jarrod Kimber: Do right-left pairs at the crease work? It's complicated
Aakash Chopra: What India need to do against Bangladesh's key players

July 1

Report: Sri Lanka v West Indies
News: Vijay Shankar out of World Cup with toe injury
Andrew Fidel Fernando: Angelo Mathews and the craziest ball of the 2019 World Cup
Points tally: How England's win affects Bangladesh and Pakistan
Sambit Bal: Don't blame Dhoni or the boundary, the better side won
News: 'Surprised that Dhoni question continues to come up' - Sanjay Bangar
Fan following: An India fan has a great day out at Edgbaston despite the team's loss to England
The Briefing: Here's a massively premature review of the World Cup by Andrew Fidel Fernando

June 30

Report: England v India, Edgbaston
Nagraj Gollapudi: India's start and finish raise questions of gameplan
News: Kohli questions 59-metre boundary as England batsmen punish India's spinners
George Dobell: England slay demons in dominating India's spinners
News: Jonny Bairstow puts 'difficult week' behind him in match-winning performance
Osman Samiuddin: The pain of Wahab and Hamid, in victory and defeat
Sidharth Monga's World Cup diary: Beefy's day, Imran's day, New Day

June 29

Report: Australia v New Zealand, Lord's
Report: Pakistan v Afghanistan, Headingley
Jarrod Kimber: 'It was a game of dots'
Andrew Miller: Burden on Williamson grows as New Zealand's cracks emerge
Nagraj Gollapudi: What does KL Rahul need to do to take the next step?
News: Clashes in stands at Headingley as Afghanistan-Pakistan turns ugly
Mohammad Isam: Pain no bar for this band of World Cup dreamers from Bangladesh
Aakash Chopra: What India need to do against England's key players

June 28

Report: South Africa v Sri Lanka, Chester-le-Street
News: 'That first week was really tough for us' - Faf du Plessis
Fernando: Sri Lanka's romance with the World Cup
Sidharth Monga: An opportunity to keep the Afghanistan-Pakistan rivalry dignified
Jarrod Kimber: Why aren't there more true allrounders like Shakib in ODIs?
Sambit Bal: The sounds of watching Virat Kohli bat
News: 'Don't want to think about it' - Mashrafe shrugs off retirement talk

June 27

Report: India v West Indies, Old Trafford
Nagraj Gollapudi: How West Indies' dream went up in smoke
News: 'People were waiting for us to fail' - Jonny Bairstow lashes out at England critics
Mark Nicholas: Baz, Barry, Babar, and the beauty of sporting life
What They Said About: Pakistan's win over New Zealand
Sidharth Monga: You'd better believe It is on, Pakistan
Best of the week: Starc to Stokes, and superman Sarfaraz

June 26

Report: New Zealand v Pakistan, Edgbaston
Osman Samiuddin: Welcome to the age of Babar Azam
Podcast: Is the 'scene on' for Pakistan?
Sambit Bal: Under pressure, England can become the team they want to be
Jarrod Kimber: How left-arm pace has undone England this World Cup
Sidharth Monga: How extreme pace is making a mark at this World Cup
News: Gayle says 'definitely' playing ODIs and 'maybe' Test post World Cup
Aakash Chopra: What India need to do against West Indies' key players
Mohammad Isam: Are Bangladesh lagging behind because of a self-imposed limitation?
News: England have failed to adapt but can still make last four - Joe Root
Liam Brickhill: Where did South Africa's preparations go wrong?

June 25

Report: Australia v England, Lord's
News: No backwards steps, say England, as Kevin Pietersen criticises Eoin Morgan "weakness"
Melinda Farrell: Mitchell Starc, Jason Behrendorff reprise left-arm double act to upstage England
Jarrod Kimber: Mitchell Starc: The Grand Old Duke of Yorker
George Dobell: England facing Deja vu - all over again
Osman Samiuddin: The eerie similarities between 1992 and 2019 for Pakistan
Nagraj Gollapudi: What Vijay Shankar brings for India at No. 4
Osman Samiuddin: Catches can win matches - so can a lot else for Pakistan
Fan Following: In Shakib we trust

June 24

Report: Afghanistan v Bangladesh, Southampton
Mohammad Isam: Bangladesh's batting plans lacked flexibility and ruthlessness
Andrew Miller: Shakib's brilliance, Mashrafe's mental strength raise Bangladesh's semi-final hopes
News: Slow over rate leaves Kane Williamson on thin ice
News: Injured Andre Russell out of rest of the World Cup
Jarrod Kimber: West Indies gambled on Russell's knees, and it hasn't worked
News: Philosophical Kagiso Rabada takes in the lessons of a chastening World Cup
News: We wanted Rabada to skip IPL, says du Plessis; bowler says plan fell through
Interview: 'The 2015 World Cup semi-final made me realise that sport can change a nation' - Grant Elliott

June 23

Report: Pakistan v South Africa, Lord's
Osman Samiuddin: The World Cup of Mohammad Amir, nerd
Sharda Ugra: When Pakistan needed some magic, Haris Sohail conjured the spell
Sidharth Monga: Brathwaite, Bishop, Neesham and what gets remembered
News: 'I thought I had bat on it' - Brathwaite
What They Said About: Carlos Brathwaite nearly beating New Zealand at Old Trafford
News: Mehidy Hasan struck on the head at practice session
Ian Chappell: Sri Lanka's win over England shows that ODIs don't need huge totals to be exciting

June 22

Report: New Zealand v West Indies, Old Trafford
Report: Afghanistan v India, Southampton
Andrew Fidel Fernando: How Mohammad Nabi almost hustled a big upset for Afghanistan over India
Smart Stats: Smart Stats: New Zealand's two-man show from Williamson and Boult
Poll: Which is England's most shocking loss at an ICC event?
Osman Samiuddin: Pakistan's think tanks are to blame for the Shoaib Malik problem
Andrew Fidel Fernando: Sri Lanka script new chapter of cricketing incomprehensible
News: 'Criticise us but don't abuse us' - Sarfaraz Ahmed

June 21

Report: England v Sri Lanka, Headingley
News: 'We didn't deserve to win' - Eoin Morgan
Alan Gardner: The monster they call Mali
What They Said About: Sri Lanka beating England
Best of the week: Williamson's silk and steel or Rohit's pull?
Shaun Tait's World Cup XI: Sachin, Imran and who else?
Aakash Chopra: What India need to do against Afghanistan's key players
Interview: 'Once you realise you'll survive without the game, you'll enjoy it for what it is' - Jimmy Neesham
News: Rashid Khan 'not thinking about' England game anymore - Gulbadin Naib

June 20

Report: Australia v Bangladesh, Trent Bridge
Jarrod Kimber: New David Warner, same old wheelhouse
News: Bangladesh not giving up on semi-finals yet - Tamim Iqbal
Mohammad Isam: Is Bangladesh's bowling standing up to the rigours of a World Cup?
Sidharth Monga: Are New Zealand the World Cup's best bowling attack?
Interview: 'Fitter fielders mean faster fielders. That means saving more runs' - R Sridhar, India fielding coach
News: Vijay Shankar hit by Jasprit Bumrah yorker, team says he's fit
News: 'We left everything out there, that's all I can ask' - Faf du Plessis
Sidharth Monga: Penultimate-over boundary was a bonus for Williamson
Andrew Fidel Fernando: The haunted history of South Africa's World Cups

June 19

Report: New Zealand v South Africa, Edgbaston
Sidharth Monga: Masterful Williamson keeps calm and carries on
Jarrod Kimber: Australia's World Cup of gambles
News: Simmons promises to expose truth behind Afghanistan's World Cup mess
News: Shikhar Dhawan ruled out of World Cup, Rishabh Pant confirmed as replacement
News: Organisers to review security after pitch invader sustains broken arm
Mark Nicholas: An evening with the Judge. And the joys of watching Finch, Rohit and Shakib

June 18

Report: England v Afghanistan, Old Trafford
Sharda Ugra: The pall over Rashid Khan's World Cup
George Dobell: Eoin Morgan: Beyond the sixes, the heartbeat of 'new' England
News: Marcus Stoinis on course for recall as Australia brace for Bangladesh threat
Jarrod Kimber: West Indies go short only to come up short
Feature: Can South Africa stir the World Cup pot?
Mohammad Isam: Liton Das' battle against nerves, pressure
George Dobell: The ingredients for an upset heightened amid England injury concerns

June 17

Report: Bangladesh v West Indies, Taunton
Osman Samiuddin: Rohit Sharma, and the magic in his touch
News: Morgan doesn't rule out Hales return, but conscious of 'stigma'
Trends: Archer a hit, Russell a flop
News: Jason Roy to miss two World Cup matches after hamstring tear is confirmed
Nagraj Gollapudi: Kohli's India, a scary machine
Feature: Watching India v Pakistan in Beijing
Andrew McGlashan: Maxwell's bowling helps Australia make their balancing act work

June 16

Report: India v Pakistan, Old Trafford
Wright Thompson: India-Pakistan match produces an atmosphere that exceeds the hype
Osman Samiuddin: Rohit Sharma and the magic in his touch
Osman Samiuddin: Pakistan need to first figure out what their best XI actually is
News: Bhuvneshwar Kumar out for two-three matches with hamstring injury

June 15

Report: Australia v Sri Lanka, The Oval
Report: Afghanistan v South Africa, Cardiff
Andrew Fidel Fernando: Afghanistan's World Cup of self-inflicted chaos
Wright Thompson: Why a billion people will watch when India, Pakistan play
Aakash Chopra: What India need to do against Pakistan
Osman Samiuddin: What I think about when I watch Rohit and Kohli
Tactics board: Where the India-Pakistan game could be won or lost
Nagraj Gollapudi: How Maradona mania can explain India-Pakistan madness
FAQs: How big is India-Pakistan really?
Osman Samiuddin: The meaning of India-Pakistan, for India and for Pakistan

June 14

Interview: 'We have to compete, but we can't do that by copying India' - Dimuth Karunaratne
News: 'Very unfair' - Sri Lanka complain to ICC about less-than-ideal pitches, training facilities
Podcast: Making sense of the India v Pakistan rivalry
Mohammad Isam: Mashrafe Mortaza is an easy target, but should he be targeted at all?
News: AB de Villiers' inclusion in World Cup would have set difficult precedent - van der Dussen

June 13

Sidharth Monga: How Kane Richardson learned to stop worrying and love the game
Daniel Brettig: Warner's hundred another stage of the homecoming
Sharda Ugra: Babar Azam is beating himself up so he gets better
News: Pressure exists for every team, not just Pakistan - Mohammad Amir
Jarrod Kimber: How Andre Russell's knees hold the key to West Indies' World Cup hopes
Best of the week: The ESPNcricinfo weekly from a soggy week at the World Cup

June 12

Report: David Warner hundred enough for Australia as Pakistan comeback falls short
Osman Samiuddin: Error-prone Pakistan squander their advantage
Sidharth Monga: David Warner finds old mindset to flick switch for Australia
News: Rishabh Pant to join Indian squad as cover for Shikhar Dhawan
Mark Nicholas: Bend the rules and bring AB back for the World Cup? Why not?
Aakash Chopra: What India need to do against New Zealand's key players
Feature: Mitch Santner - the X-factor is in his instinct and his bravery
Watch: Graeme Swann picks his all-time World Cup XI (and captains it)

June 11

News: Hairline fracture puts cloud over Shikhar Dhawan's World Cup
News: Marcus Stoinis out of Pakistan game with side strain, Mitchell Marsh flown in as cover
World Cup weather watch: Your guide to the soggy scenario
Interview: 'Trying to avoid the World Cup as much as I can' - Josh Hazlewood
News: Steve Rhodes unhappy with ICC's reserve day policy
News: Warner needs 'a little mindset change' to go from slow to spectacular
Ask Steven: Is Nathan Coulter-Nile's 92 the highest score by a No. 8 in the World Cup?

June 10

News: AB de Villiers revelations could bring South Africa World Cup squad closer - Faf du Plessis
News: Jofra Archer adds spice to England v West Indies World Cup clash
News: 'If they don't want me to play, I will quit cricket' - Mohammad Shahzad
Feature: Are Australia dynamic enough with their batting order?

June 9

Report: Australia v India, The Oval
News: Virat Kohli tells India fans not to boo Steven Smith
Feature: The curious case of the bails that lost their zing
Osman Samiuddin: The exact moment Hardik Pandya joined the freak show
Ian Chappell: Long live the 50-over format

June 8

Report: Afghanistan v New Zealand, Taunton
Osman Samiuddin: Mitchell Starc - chained to his yorker, and liberated by it
Alex Malcolm: The story behind Coulter-Nile's World Cup batting record
Andrew Fidel Fernando: New Zealand and the art of the gym selfie
News: 'If AB wanted to be here, he would be here' - Ottis Gibson
Aakash Chopra: What India need to do against Australia's key players
News: Australia net bowler in hospital after hit to the head
Sidharth Monga: Why does Trent Boult not get his due when we talk about the world's best bowlers?

June 7

News: Persistent rain forces Pakistan v Sri Lanka washout in Bristol
News: ICC says no to dagger emblem on MS Dhoni's gloves
Firdose Moonda: Did AB de Villiers want to have his cake and eat it too?

June 6

Report: Australia v West Indies, Trent Bridge
News: West Indies' fury at 'dodgy' decisions as Australia get rub of the green
News: AB de Villiers sought World Cup recall, SA team management said no
Best of the week: Stokes, shocks and 'Mr Worldwide'
Jarrod Kimber: Who caught it better: Stokes or Cottrell?

June 5

Report: India v South Africa, Southampton
Report: Bangladesh v New Zealand, The Oval
Nagraj Gollapudi: Rabada and Bumrah, a tale of two terrific spells
Mohammad Isam: Bangladesh bowling attack exposed for lack of wicket-takers
Andrew Fidel Fernando: South Africa undone by Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, and the spectre of the past
Watch: Mark Butcher picks his all-time World Cup XI

June 4

Report: Afghanistan v Sri Lanka, Cardiff
Sidharth Monga: How Bangladesh and New Zealand have shown familiarity breeds respect
Jarrod Kimber: Madness beats joy as Afghanistan miss their big chance against Sri Lanka
Ask Steven:Why did South Africa change their kit between the first and second World Cup matches?
Mark Nicholas: Brearley's lecture, Warnie's diet, and Mickey's love for Pakistan
Aakash Chopra: What India need to do against South Africa's key players

June 3

Report: England v Pakistan, Trent Bridge
Osman Samiuddin: Victory a tangle of threads that can't be untangled, unless it's Pakistan doing the untangling
What They Said About: 'Sarfaraz Ahmed could turn around the world economy'
News: Malinga wants Sri Lanka to 'feel the shame of losing'
Feature: 'If you had told me I would be the Afghanistan captain, I would never have believed it' - Gulbadin Naib

June 2

Report: Bangladesh v South Africa, Lord's
Andrew Miller: South Africa's nth grade meltdown
Osman Samiuddin: Can Pakistan help Hasan Ali break early-career slump?

June 1

Report: New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Cardiff
Report: Afghanistan v Australia, Bristol
Andrew Fidel Fernando: Cricket can't undo the horrors of the bombings, but it can be a balm to Sri Lanka
The Cricket Monthly: 'When you play with emotion, that's when you become dangerous' - Kagiso Rabada
Jarrod Kimber: Afghanistan's team of No. 8s behind the eight ball in this World Cup
World Cup trending: Bouncers to the fore as bowlers hunt wickets

May 31

Report: Pakistan v West Indies, Trent Bridge
Jarrod Kimber: Aaron Finch, the kid from the sticks who will lead Australia in the World Cup
Feature: Bruised but not broken, Hamid Hassan is ready for one final ride
News: 'At a professional level, players should be picked on merit' - Kagiso Rabada

May 30

Report: England v South Africa, The Oval
What They Said About: Ben Stokes' world-beating catch
Interview: 'Sometimes the ball goes for six even if I've not timed it' - Andre Russell speaks to Alexis Nunes
Sidharth Monga: A tale of two different batting approaches
Melinda Farrell: Is this going to be Glenn Maxwell's World Cup?

May 29

Andrew Fidel Fernando: So you want to know about the teams at this World Cup?
FAQs: All you wanted to know about the World Cup but were afraid to ask
Andrew McGlashan: From Brentwood to the World Cup: Adam Zampa's return to the top
Feature: Five reasons why non-cricket fans NEED to watch this World Cup
Alan Gardner: Wants you to love the World Cup - and England - as much as he does in his tournament preview
Feature: Inzamam-ul-Haq, Allan Border in our World Cup horror XI
Osman Samiuddin: Can a smouldering Faf du Plessis sex up South Africa's World Cup chances?

May 28

Watch: Men of the Finals: James Faulkner, 2015
Analysis: The importance of Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali to England's World Cup dreams
Ask Steven: Is Imran Khan the oldest man to play in a World Cup final?
FAQs: What's the big deal about the World Cup anyway?
Podcast: World Cup 2019 preview (and a dash of nostalgia)

May 27

The Cricket Monthly: What goes into the making of a World Cup
News: 'I'd rather be favourites than non-contenders' - Eoin Morgan
Staff predictions: Who will win the tournament?
Feature: World Cup 2019 in numbers: From the oldest squad to the biggest jersey number
Watch: Tamim Iqbal picks his all-time World Cup XI

May 26

News: Jayawardene declines Sri Lanka Cricket's World Cup offer
Ian Chappell: The World Cup will largely be decided by which teams bowl best
Interview: 'I'm most effective operating at 140kph' - Matt Henry
Osman Samiuddin: How long can Imam-ul-Haq feed off the hate of his critics?

May 25

Mark Nicholas: Ten things I'd like to see at this World Cup
Interview: Vijay Shankar: 'Whatever the conditions, I will perform and adapt'
News: Crowd abuse is 'water off a duck's back' as Steven Smith arrives in England with a hundred

May 24

News: Injury scare for Vijay Shankar on the eve of India's first warm-up
George Dobell: Eoin Morgan mishap reminds England what could go wrong
News: England captain Eoin Morgan sustains finger fracture after fielding accident
News: 'Wouldn't have been scoring like this if I didn't take risks' - Rohit Sharma backs his ODI method
Video: Will be one of the most competitive World Cups - Virat Kohli

May 23

News: Who will win the World Cup? The captains have their say
The Cricket Monthly: The making of Jasprit Bumrah, India's fast-bowling superhero
News: Virat Kohli hails Jofra Archer's 'X factor'
News: Spin to define Australia's World Cup - Ponting
Watch: Daniel Vettori on his favourite World Cup performance

May 22

Watch: A new chapter in Afghanistan's cricketing fairy tale
News: MS Dhoni should bat at No. 5 - Sachin Tendulkar

May 21

News: Handling pressure, not conditions, the challenge - Virat Kohli
George Dobell: Focus on fringe inclusions shows how far England's WC planning has come
Interview: 'When I look in a batsman's eyes and see fear, it'll pump me up to bowl even faster' - Oshane Thomas
Rasool: Important for 'Unpredictable Pakistan' to manage World Cup expectations
Watch: England players react to their World Cup kits
News: Wahab determined to 'prove Mickey Arthur wrong' at World Cup
Brettig: Australia Gallipoli learnings go deeper than platitudes
Watch: How Jofra Archer fast-tracked it to the World Cup

May 20

News: Jadhav fit, no changes to India's World Cup squad
The Cricket Monthly: Afghan, nomad, superstar: the story of Rashid Khan
News: Bereaved Asif Ali to play World Cup
News: Moeen hopes fans don't get personal with Smith, Warner
News: Glenn Maxwell keen to control (with ball) and finish (with bat)
Watch: Bangladesh more than just underdogs
News: No late entry for Taskin in Bangladesh's World Cup party

May 19

Interview: Trying to make sure captaincy change doesn't affect team dynamics - Afghanistan coach Phil Simmons
News: Pollard, Dwayne Bravo among West Indies' World Cup reserves
Travel: The cricket pilgrim's list of must-dos in the UK
News: India's quicks have both skill and pace - Mohammed Shami
News: Bowling is going to play a very important role in the World Cup - Rahul Dravid

May 18

News: Don't want to have fear of failure - Faf du Plessis
Watch: Mahela Jayawardene takes our World Cup quiz (and needs plenty of hints)
News: Smith, Warner ready to face the fire on comeback - Justin Langer
Watch: Brad Hodge's all-time World Cup XI
Watch: Danny Morrison would love to see Afghanistan upset someone

May 17

News: World Cup 2019 winners to get US $4 million
News: Lungi Ngidi looking forward to 'grudge match' against India
News: Jason Holder targets Afghanistan at the World Cup
Brickhill: South Africa prepare to feel the heat ... with one eye on England's heavens
Poll: ESPNcricinfo readers pick their all-time World Cup XI

May 16

Video: KL Rahul best suited at No. 4 - Gautam Gambhir
News: Could have never dreamt of playing so many World Cups - Chris Gayle
News: Was frustrated on learning I had hepatitis - Shadab Khan
News: Rabada, Steyn on track to play World Cup opener

May 15

News: 'The passion's the same' - Dhawan confident of another successful ICC tournament
News: Rabada, Steyn 'on track' to play World Cup opener against England
The Cricket Monthly: Eoin Morgan, the Irishman who became captain of England
Travel: Things to do in the World Cup cities

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All-time World Cup XI: Russel Arnold picks his
The Cricket Monthly: From the 1999 World Cup to the 2019 one, how much has ODI cricket changed?
Watch: Shahid Afridi picks his all-time World Cup XI
Watch: The World Cup by numbers
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Watch: Waqar Younis take our World Cup quiz
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Watch: Courtney Walsh on West Indies' first two titles
Watch: Kumar Sangakkara take our World Cup quiz
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