2:29 PM ET George Dobell at Lord’s Permutations, permutations… somebody spare us from permutations. Who knows, England might go a long way to doing just that on Sunday, by losing against India and placing their World Cup fate firmly into the hands of the teams around them. But for now, with the sun shining over

3:00 AM ET India 268 for 7 (Kohli 72, Dhoni 56*, Rahul 48, Hardik 46, Roach 3-36, Holder 2-33, Cottrell 2-50) beat West Indies 143 all out (Shami 4-16, Bumrah 2-9, Chahal 2-39) by 125 runs As it happened India’s bowlers nullified yet another middling batting performance, pounding West Indies into the ground long before

8:40 PM ET Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza has dismissed talk of his possible retirement from the game at the end of the World Cup, saying that he hasn’t given the matter any thought. He did, however, reiterate that this would be his last World Cup. “This is definitely my last World Cup, but I will

5:11 PM ET Assumptions that Reece Topley‘s cricketing career is over appear to be premature. There is at least a possibility that he will revive his professional career with Sussex in this summer’s Vitality Blast as he tries to pull off a remarkable recovery against the odds. Topley has suffered four stress fractures to his

7:33 AM ET Liam Brickhill The power struggle in Zimbabwean cricket has raged on this week, with the police being dispatched to secure Zimbabwe Cricket’s office in Harare, amid allegations that ousted board chairman Tavengwa Mukuhlani has instructed ZC employees not to turn up for work. The suspension put in place by the Sports and

8:19 PM ET Scene on hai? In other words, is it on? Is it happening? Is it really happening? You need not ask more. You need not say more. It has been a sort of secret greeting, the widest-known secret because the millions of Pakistan fans are in on it. Ever since Sri Lanka –

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Leicestershire 273 for 7 (Azad 92, Cosgrove 63) trail Northamptonshire 299 by 26 runs Hassan Azad‘s carefully compiled 92 saw Leicestershire build a steady reply to Northamptonshire’s 299 on the third day at Wantage Road. Azad batted for over two sessions to help Leicestershire reach 273 for 7 before

6:26 AM ET England left Lord’s with concerns not just for the defeat against Australia but the fitness of several members of their squad. Partially due to earlier results – notably the defeats against Pakistan and Sri Lanka – England have been persuaded to pick their first choice XI whenever possible rather than providing rest