2:05 AM ET Melinda Farrell Close Melinda Farrell is a presenter with ESPNcricinfo Steven Smith has described Virat Kohli’s efforts to stop the crowd from heckling him as “a lovely gesture”, but insists the frequent booing and heckling throughout the World Cup has not affected him. When Smith was fielding near the boundary during Australia’s

1:08 PM ET Mohammad Isam in Taunton Mashrafe Mortaza has asked his teammates to rely on their instincts in assessing pitches – starting with the one in Taunton, where Bangladesh play West Indies on Monday – and not go by “outside” opinions. The playing surface in Taunton is quite green, but there’s also the knowledge

3:00 AM ET Big Picture Four matches, a tournament that starts with an uplifting win, one narrow defeat, one big loss to England and one match washed out by rain – when Bangladesh and West Indies meet at Taunton it’ll be a movie-like reunion of lost twins. Both teams began with impressive victories against South

1:33 AM ET Australia are finding a way. As the group stage of the World Cup nears its halfway mark the defending champions are at the top of the table. They face Bangladesh next and if they win it will take them to 10 points, which could already be enough for a semi-final spot before

6:44 PM ET Andrew Fidel Fernando Don’t do this, Afghanistan. There is another way. There are alternatives to letting chaos overwhelm you. There are brighter timelines, waiting to be seized, in which dysfunction does not define your World Cup. Your opponents, South Africa, might be battling demons from their past. Elsewhere, the likes of Sri

  shares Shakib Al Hasan misses with an attempted hoick in the nets © Raton Gomes/BCB The Bangladesh batsmen had a major homework to get through in the lead-up to their next game, against West Indies in Taunton: deal with the short ball. Looking at the way the West Indian pacers have gone so far

9:30 AM ET England’s batting plans have been thrown into disarray by injuries to Jason Roy and Eoin Morgan during the game in Southampton against West Indies. Both men had to go off the field during the West Indies innings. Roy, the opener, will be unable to bat until five wickets have fallen in the

2:14 PM ET The West Indies’ first two was in the 17th over of the innings. Some of that is down to the fact that Chris Gayle is ancient, and they have replaced his hamstrings with biscuits. They are stiff, but they also crumble. But it’s also about the way the West Indies play. Since

9:51 AM ET Marcus Stoinis will miss Australia’s match against Sri Lanka at The Oval on Saturday as he continues to recover from a side strain. Selectors will give him every chance to prove his fitness ahead of their next match against Bangladesh, on June 20, before deciding on his future in the tournament. Stoinis