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England’s Chris Woakes consoles New Zealand batsman Martin Guptill after the most dramatic ODI of all time. (Michael Steele/Getty)
AGENCY

Technical knockout: Kiwis praise team but query ‘cruel’ rules

New Zealand and England could not be separated in 102 overs of cricket, but the hosts won the World Cup on a technicality

  • Agency
3 min read
Marching on or walking out? The English cricket team must beat New Zealand to confirm a semifinal spot at the Cricket World Cup. (Michael Steele/Getty)
CRICKET

England face World Cup reckoning against New Zealand

A win for the hosts will guarantee them a semifinal place, but victory for the Kiwi’s could allow Pakistan to make the last four

  • Julian Guyer
3 min read
England’s Jofra Archer will face the West Indies at the Cricket World Cup, the country of his birth and a side he represented at youth level. (Paul Childs/Reuters)
CRICKET

Jofra Archer, the latest English star from afar

The Barbados-born fast bowler has won English hearts, but Archer’s worlds will collide when the West Indies and England meet

  • Lungani Zama
12 min read