World Cup 2011

 
Read all our posts on the 2011 World Cup here. Beware, if you work for the ICC look away...

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Team Previews & Predictions

India: Glory or effigies?

South Africa: Don't mention the 'C' word...

Bangladesh: Shock & Awe

West Indies: Calypso or Collapso?

England: How far can resilience take them?

Ireland/Canada/Kenya/Netherlands: Last chance for the minnows?

Zimbabwe - An army of spin

Australia: Four in a row?

Pakistan: Tigers or Pussies?

Sri Lanka: Will lightning strike twice?

New Zealand: Can SuperDan save the day?

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Group Stages

England's World Cup of total and utter anarchy

England obviously don't want to win the World Cup; so what are they trying to do?

The 'real' home of cricket? Not quite, as it turns out...

It's time for a mid-World Cup break

Three reasons why (even as England fans) we’re pleased that Ireland beat England in the World Cup

Come on, give James Anderson a break

Tim Bresnan proves us wrong. Again.

Andrew Strauss' Indian Masterpiece

Netherlands 1 ICC 0

Thank God Graeme Swann isn't at home holding the baby

The real reason why Ricky Ponting smashed that television

Virender Sehwag was brilliant, but don't forget Virat Kohli

Why Kevin Pietersen opening the batting at the World Cup is a good idea

REVEALED: The ICC's plans for the 2015 Groundhog Day Cricket World Cup 

What Cricket can learn from Football in staging a World Cup

Why Salman Butt commentating at the World Cup is a good idea

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Knockout stages

Mahendra Singh Dhoni - A born leader

Sri Lanka vs India in the World Cup Final - Preview and Prediction

World Cup Podcast: Preview of final and England autopsy

Who writes Muttiah Muralitharan's scripts?

India vs Pakistan in the World Cup Semi-Final - Who will we be supporting?

Ricky Ponting falls on his sword, but leaves with his head held high

South Africa choke in the World Cup - Part V

Lay off England after World Cup proves a bridge too far

The renaissance of Yuvraj Singh

Ricky Ponting's "up yours" message to Cricket Australia

What have we learned so far from the Cricket World Cup?

Save Shiv

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World Cup XIs and Heroes & Zeroes

An XI of unlikely World Cup heroes and a not so heroic 12th man

World Cup Heroes: Viv Richards

World Cup Heroes: Duncan Fletcher

World Cup Heroes: Henry Olonga

World Cup Zeroes: Herschelle Gibbs

World Cup Heroes: Aravinda de Silva

World Cup Zeroes: Neil Smith

World Cup Heroes: Sanath Jayasuriya

A composite Associate World Cup XI

World Cup Golden Oldie XI

An XI of players likely to bid a fond farewell to ODI after the World Cup

Our XI to shine at the World Cup