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World Cup writer's notebook: Watching Russell, thinking Ali

Jarrod Kimber finds a bit of The Greatest in Dre Russ in the nets

Writers

Mark Nicholas

Bend the rules and bring AB back for the World Cup? Why not? Our commentator-columnist gets starry-eyed around two batting greats and wades into the de Villiers debate (while also getting in a round of golf in between)
George Dobell

Eoin Morgan: Beyond the sixes, the heartbeat of 'new' England His teammates talk of his unflappable nature; his calm on good day and bad; his ability to relieve the pressure and unleash their natural talent
Andrew Fidel Fernando

Throwback to 2011: When New Zealand let their nasty out In 2019, more than five years after New Zealand's cricketers re-branded themselves as kindergarten teachers with abs, it is difficult to even imagine the talons that they sprouted that evening
Osman Samiuddin

Rohit Sharma and the magic in his touch There were some brutal boundaries in his 140, but the shot that defined his class was the one that he simply caressed to the straight boundary
Ian Chappell

Long live the 50-over game This World Cup cup so far has belonged to the bowlers, and it has shown that the ODI format is worth preserving
S Rajesh

Rohit v short ball - 27 balls, 53 runs Stats highlights from Rohit Sharma's 24th ODI hundred
Sidharth Monga

Dysfunction, hope, more dysfunction; Sri Lanka's World Cup rolls on We used to associate the adjectives 'mercurial' and 'unpredictable' with another Asian team, but it's Sri Lanka who could do better justice to those tags
Steven Lynch

How often have a captain and a wicketkeeper opened the batting in a World Cup match? Also, who holds the record for the most 0 not-outs in Tests?
Aakash Chopra

What India need to do against Pakistan's key players How they face up to Fakhar, Babar, Hasan and Amir will be crucial
Paul Edwards

South Northumberland prepares to showcase north-east passion for the game As the Royal London Cup comes to Gosforth, it is a reminder of the strength of the club scene in England's north east
Andrew McGlashan

World Cup 2019 and the curious story of the bails that lost their zing Jasprit Bumrah to David Warner was the fifth instance at this World Cup of a batsman surviving despite the ball hitting his stumps
Tim Wigmore

Heartbreak in Harare One year ago, Scotland missed out on the World Cup by five runs
Andrew Miller

The allure of the Caribbean fire and Rabada factor West Indies have tapped into a mindset that served their mighty forebears well; South Africa are just scrambling for a plan
Mohammad Isam

Liton's battle against nerves, pressure Five things you need to know about the 24-year-old and his unbeaten innings of 94 against West Indies