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‘One word – shambles’: What it’s like to be an Australian fan at the World Cup
David Williams has been at every one-day World Cup since 2007. With ticket pick-ups 10 kilometres from the stadium, banners falling in the stands and even “a small riot”, the chaos of this event has been like nothing he’s experienced before.
- by Daniel Brettig
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Opinion
Cricket World Cup
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.
- by Greg Baum
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Australian cricket
Cricket Australia fends off rivals with multi-year deals for Australian stars
Pat Cummins and Marnus Labuschagne have accepted three-year Cricket Australia contracts and two-year deals have been handed to six others as Twenty20 franchises circle the world’s top cricket talent.
- by Daniel Brettig
Clinical India retain perfect World Cup record against Pakistan
India steamrolled arch-rival Pakistan by seven wickets in a lopsided blockbuster match at a heaving Narendra Modi Stadium.
- by Amlan Chakraborty
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.
- by Emma Kemp
Passion, politics, intensity: Is India v Pakistan bigger than a FIFA World Cup final?
Why Harsha Bhogle, the voice of Indian cricket, thinks India versus Pakistan might be the biggest sports event of all.
- by Greg Baum
Opinion
Cricket World Cup
War minus the shooting: Why India v Pakistan is more than just a World Cup game
On Saturday, the hostile South Asian neighbours face off in a rare encounter on the cricket field with a billion people riveted to the action.
- by Darshak Mehta
In India, Pat Cummins goes back to school
Australia’s World Cup campaign started poorly, but captain Pat Cummins finds inspiration in a group of schoolchildren and in broadening his horizons in Lucknow.
- by Greg Baum
Carey’s form struggles unrelated to Bairstow incident: Maxwell
Alex Carey’s form slump is unrelated to the fallout from the Jonny Bairstow incident that caused an international uproar during the Ashes, according to world cup teammate Glenn Maxwell.
- by Greg Baum
Analysis
Olympics
Cricket in the Olympics: Why has it taken so long?
To the immense frustration of many emerging nations, but also Cricket Australia, several pushes for Olympic inclusion were rebuffed, despite high-level backing at the IOC.
- by Daniel Brettig
Analysis
Australian cricket
‘Like Test cricket’: Australia risk being spun out of World Cup
Steve Smith admitted batting in Chennai felt like a Test match, and in such conditions Australia’s Cup campaign may flounder.
- by Daniel Brettig