2015 Cricket World Cup

Paceman Trent Boult says there is plenty of motivation in the Black Caps camp to finish off their cricket World Cup pool programme in style.

Cricket's alternative commentary on the World Cup has been silenced.

Pakistan made a winning return last night to the venue where they defeated New Zealand in their 1992 cricket World Cup semi-final before going on to win the tournament for the first and only time.

New Zealand accomplished some of the goals it had set for its match against Afghanistan, although perhaps not in the order it would have wanted.

It's like waiting at a railway station; you know the train's on its way, but you can't see it coming around the bend.

Shane Watson's spectacular decline as Australia's premier all-rounder has not yet robbed him of his self-belief and the 33-year-old blond is still hopeful of making a comeback in the World Cup team.

The Black Caps' World Cup match against Australia at Eden Park tomorrow is being billed as the biggest game between the nations in decades. Cricket writer Adrian Seconi looks at some key factors which may influence the outcome.

Shane Watson felt the full force of the axe as sparkling knocks from David Warner and Glenn Maxwell lifted Australia to a record 275-run World Cup win over Afghanistan at the WACA Ground.