ICC Cricket World Cup News

England suffer injury woe for dead rubber

England all-rounders Chris Woakes and Moeen Ali will miss Friday's dead rubber World Cup clash with Afghanistan due to injury. Moeen is struggling with an abdominal strain to a left side while Woakes...

England batting coach Mark Ramprakash issues Eoin Morgan backing

England batting coach Mark Ramprakash expects skipper Eoin Morgan will come good with the bat ahead of their World Cup clash with New Zealand on Friday. Having got off to a disappointing start to the...

Ireland eye progress after West Indies win

Ireland captain William Porterfield says his side aim to build on their impressive World Cup win over the West Indies and believes they can go further in the competition than many expect. Ireland...

Australia not rushing captain Michael Clarke

Australia have decided against rushing back captain Michael Clarke for Saturday's World Cup opener against England and he will instead make his return to the side in their second match with Bangladesh as...

Muttiah Muralitharan backs Saeed Ajmal for World Cup place

Sri Lankan great Muttiah Muralitharan has backed Pakistan's Saeed Ajmal to correct the current problems with his bowling technique in time to play in next year's World Cup. The off-spinner was recently...

William Porterfield plots Irish surprise

Ireland captain William Porterfield is confident his side will be able to spring another surprise at the Cricket World Cup in 2015. Porterfield has been a part of the Ireland team which has caused...