The revoking of the Alternative Commentary Collective's accreditation rights was so silly it was beyond comedy, Dylan Cleaver writes.

The banner read ‘Ireland: you’re potatoes in our curry tonight’ and that summed up India’s open-wicket practice to reinforce their status as World Cup contenders.

England's embarrassed cricket coach and captain want to keep their jobs as they brace for a furious backlash after their World Cup flop.

Colour, culture and cricket wound into one at the India versus Ireland Cricket World Cup match in Hamilton yesterday.

Ireland have provided a resilient presence despite being an ICC "associate member". They are on the cusp of pressing beyond that frontier.

Eoin Morgan yesterday made a five-hour dash by plane to join his former teammates and compatriots Ireland for their World Cup match against India at Hamilton - he wasn't selected.

The Alternative Commentary Collective have been given back their voices - though from a distance.

Shane Watson's fate at this World Cup could hinge on which selector is on duty for each particular match.

Cricket's governing body, the ICC, has banned the Alternative Commentary Collective and our readers are not happy. Here are some of your views.

The England cricket team are out of the Cricket World Cup 2015 after suffering a humiliating fourth defeat, and the overseas press are not holding back the punches.

England will miss the World Cup finals after a humiliating 15-run loss to Bangladesh on Monday night.

On several occasions it has seemed as if it's not a fair fight when, armed with only a small white sphere, the unfortunate bowler ran in to confront his executioner, writes Tony Blain.

Forget the idea that certain batsmen aren't in the pink of form, or others could benefit from a decent length of time at the crease. Keep doing the business, writes David Leggat.

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

Click here for live updates and ball-by-ball statistics of the pool A Cricket World Cup match between England and Bangladesh at the Adelaide Oval.

The Black Caps have booked a spot in the Cricket World Cup quarterfinals but have three possible opponents in line for the match.

An incident involving a member of a cricket commentary team during yesterday's World Cup match in Napier is under investigation by the ICC.

Change might be forced upon the New Zealand team for their final group A game against Bangladesh in Hamilton on Friday.

Glenn Maxwell battered Sri Lanka’s attack in record-breaking fashion on Sunday, powering Australia to a 64-run win at the SCG.

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

Observing the Cricket World Cup over the past week, Sri Lanka (with their win over England) and Pakistan (with wins over Zimbabwe and South Africa) could be bigger threats than first thought.

England coach Peter Moores stops short of describing them as chokers but is challenging his players to prove they can cope with the pressure of a do-or-die World Cup game.

New Zealand eased their way to a fifth straight World Cup win, beating Afghanistan by six wickets at a sun-drenched McLean Park today.

The Herald provides commentary on all the action in the Black Caps v Afghanistan Cricket World Cup match at McLean Park.