Category: Preview/Review

We review India’s win over Sri Lanka in the World Cup match at Headingley. Talking points: The Rohit Sharma juggernaut rolls on; the great Malinga bids adieu; and India are left with some happy headaches ahead of their semi-final at Old Trafford. * Participants: Subash Jayaraman (@cricketcouch) Ashoka (@ABVan) Max

 We review India’s win over Bangladesh in the World Cup match at Edgbaston. Talking points: Rohit continues to make most of his luck, Shakib continues to own the World Cup, and Pandya emerges as a genuine fifth bowler Participants: Mohammad Isam (@isam84) Subash Jayaraman (@cricketcouch) Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) *

We review England’s win over India in the World Cup match at Edgbaston. Talking points: Is Jason Roy the new Sehwag? Is Bairstow creating imagined enemies? And what was Dhoni trying to do right at the end? Participants: Daniel Norcross (@norcrosscricket) Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) * (Lead pic

We review India’s win over West Indies in the World Cup match at Old Trafford. Talking points: India’s batting problem that is yet to be a problem, West Indies’ neither-here-nor-there approach to ODIs, and Mohammad Shami bowling Shai Hope with a ball straight from bowling heaven. Participants: Subash Jayaraman (@cricketcouch)

We review Pakistan’s win over New Zealand in the World Cup match at Edgbaston. Talking points: Pakistan doing Pakistan things, Shaheen Afridi bowling the spell of the tournament, Babar Azam playing an innings four years in the making, and Hafeez doing, well, Hafeez things. Participants: Hassan Cheema (@mediagag) Subash Jayaraman

We review Australia’s win over England in the World Cup match at Lord’s. Talking points: England flirting with elimination, Australia hiding their fifth bowler and that ball from Mitchell Starc. Participants: Peter Miller (@thecricketgeek) Subash Jayaraman (@cricketcouch) * Related: Peter Miller and Dave Tickner: 28 Days’ Data: England’s Troubled Relationship

We review the first half of the World Cup and discuss some of the main themes from the last three weeks. Talking points: England making the tournament interesting; rain, rain and more rain; teams trying to bounce opponents out; too many captains deciding to field first; and the growing separation

In the latest 81allout podcast we look back at the India-Pakistan rivalry in World Cups, from 1992 to 2015. Highlights: Miandad v More in ’92, Jadeja v Waqar in ’96, cricket amid war in ’99, Tendulkar’s three shots in ’03, the greatest anti-climax in ’07, Mohammad Hafeez’ brain-fade in ’11