Herald cricket experts Andrew Alderson and Kris Shannon answer three key questions following the Black Caps win over Bangladesh last night.

England's disastrous World Cup campaign came to an end last night with a win over Afghanistan in Sydney.

Cricket fan Stu Chapman pulled off a spectacular one-handed catch under pressure last night as the Black Caps scraped home against Bangladesh.

The star turns of the World Cup? Pretty straightforward. But what about the other end of the scale - those players who have singularly failed to deliver.

With Adam Milne sitting out the Bangladesh game as a precaution over a wonky right shoulder, in came Mitch McClenaghan for his first game in 42 days.

When it comes to sports fans, Sudhir Kumar Gautham might just be the most diehard, having followed his country's cricket team around the world for the past 14 years.

The Black Caps beat Bangladesh by three wickets in a tight match at Seddon Park to remain unbeaten at the World Cup.

The Herald's expert sports panel provides commentary on all the action from the Black Caps v Bangladesh World Cup match at Seddon Park in Hamilton today.

There is a glaring difference between the two sporting products on offer: the cricket is exciting; the rugby is anything but, writes Paul Thomas.

Bangladesh star with all-round skills is certain to be a threat, says McCullum.

Brendon McCullum asked a curious question of Mitchell McClenaghan after one delivery in the nets on Wednesday morning at Seddon Park.

Would larger squads and more frequent games, making a shorter World Cup, be better for the game of cricket than a hugely drawn out round robin, but then have all the finals over in a week?

AB de Villiers will probably save a few people from a burning building on the way home from Wellington Regional Stadium tonight.

Click here for live updates and ball-by-ball statistics of the Cricket World Cup pool B match between South Africa and UAE in Wellington.

The World Cup knockout picture is slowly becoming clearer. Which teams are looking likely to meet in the quarter finals?

Bangladesh spin coach Ruwan Kalpage expects opener to be out early in tomorrow's final World Cup pool game.

This is getting greedy, but New Zealand fans might consider asking captain Brendon McCullum to bowl Kane Williamson in one-day internationals.

When Fred Hansen was asked to help interview for volunteers for the Cricket World Cup 2015, he jumped at the chance to be one himself.

The Alternative Commentary Collective have been caught in a vortex of Gatorade, misunderstandings, politics and bewilderment writes Paul Ford.

Click here for live updates and ball-by-ball statistics of the Cricket World Cup pool A match between Sri Lanka and Scotland in Hobart.

Napier is New Zealand's most prolific cricket-watching city during the Cricket World Cup, according to figures compiled by Statistics New Zealand.

Bowlers struggle to do it, but a gastro bug has managed to rip through Kane Williamson, forcing him to miss training at Seddon Park today.