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Bairstow scored just 214 runs in the five Ashes Tests during the English summer at an average of 23.77 (Photo: AP)

Jonny Bairstow left out of England's Test squad for New Zealand series

Batsman Jason Roy, who starred in England's World Cup triumph, is another name missing from Test squad after a difficult Ashes series.

23 Sep 2019 8:50 PM

Two months after suffering a heartbreaking loss in the finals of the 50-over Cricket World Cup against England, New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson has said that the entire team is still thinking about the match and trying to make sense of it. (Photo:AFP)

Kane Williamson speaks up on 2019 World Cup final loss, says 'defeat still hurts'

The 50-over and super over had ended as a tie in the World Cup final, and England was declared as the winners due to more boundaries.

11 Sep 2019 12:27 PM

The overthrow rules drew MCC's attention after New Zealand were left to rue a fortuitous, last-over overthrow that went for four after getting a deflection off Stokes' bat, helping England take the match into Super Over and eventually lift the trophy via boundary count. (Photo:AP)

Overthrow involving Ben Stokes and Martin Guptill to be reviewed in September

Chasing New Zealand's 241, England needed 9 runs from final 3 balls when a throw by Guptill deflected off diving Stokes' bat for a boundary.

13 Aug 2019 10:37 AM

In a bid to complete his second run, a diving Ben Stokes, his bat outstretched, accidentally deflected the ball coming from the deep mid-wicket region to the third man boundary. (Photo: AP/ICC Twitter)

Ben Stokes admits he never asked to cancel four runs off the overthrow

One of the biggest turning points of the July 14 final was the overthrow on the fourth ball of the final over bowled by Trent Boult.

31 Jul 2019 11:44 AM

As England needed nine runs off three balls, Ben Stokes hit the ball into the deep off Trent Boult and ran for a double. New Zealand's Martin Guptill threw the ball in an attempt to run out Stokes but the ball bounced off Stokes' bat and reached the boundary and England were awarded six runs - two for a double and four for an overthrow. (Photo:AFP)

ICC backs Kumar Dharmasena’s ‘judgemental error’ in World Cup Final

Allardice supported the officiating umpires' decision for awarding six runs instead of five on the overthrow.

28 Jul 2019 11:52 AM

During the 2019 World Cup, the Decision Review System (DRS) also drew heavy flak following a bulk of incorrect decisions and Chappell felt that the DRS should be taken by the umpires than the players. (Photo:AP)

‘Team rank in league table can find World Cup winner if final is tied’: Ian Chappell

According to many cricketers and experts, the ICC’s boundary-count rule was an 'unfair rule'.

24 Jul 2019 4:33 PM

Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum revealed that he found it easier to move on as the 2015 final match wasn’t as close like the 2019 final match. (Photo:AP/AFP)

Brendon McCullum advises New Zealand post the 2019 World Cup loss

The ICC decided to award England as the World Cup Champions on the basis of the boundary-count rule at the end of the super-over.

24 Jul 2019 2:38 PM

Many former cricketers had criticised the ICC for deciding the World Cup winner on the basis of boundary countback. (Photo: AP)

'World Cup 2019 final was the best and worst day of my cricketing life': Guptill

In the super over, New Zealand needed two runs of the final ball for the win, but Guptill was run-out.

23 Jul 2019 12:18 PM

Hosts England lifted their maiden World Cup owing to a superior boundary count to New Zealand after both the regulation match and a rare Super Over finished tied at Lord's. (Photo:AFP)

Eoin Morgan not happy with the way England was declared World Cup winner

It would seem just finishing on the winning side of the result would suffice but Morgan feels troubled by the manner of the win.

21 Jul 2019 12:56 PM

Ben Stokes amassed 465 runs at an awesome average of 66.42 along with seven scalps to help England become a formidable force in the cricket world. (Photo:AP)

Kiwis nominate Ben Stokes as 'New Zealander of the Year' with Kane Williamson

Ben Stokes played a crucial role to help England lift their first World Cup trophy after 44 years.

19 Jul 2019 12:40 PM

The left-armer was still haunted by the deflection off Ben Stokes’s bat in the 50th over that raced to the boundary and helped send the final into a Super Over before England claimed the win on the total boundaries scored. (Photo: AFP)

New Zealand players' homecoming gets cloudy after shock WC final defeat to England

Pace bowler Trent Boult was among six Black Caps players making a low-key homecoming at Auckland airport.

18 Jul 2019 3:56 PM

Muttiah Muralitharan also shared his views on ICC’s boundary-count rule and the overthrow that changed the fortunes of the game. (Photo: AFP)

Muttiah Muralidharan opines on the 2 controversial rules that made England WC champs

Sri Lanka’s spin king Muttiah Muralitharan has also joined the group to debate on whether the World Cup trophy should have been shared.

18 Jul 2019 1:59 PM

Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag called the match as a tie. (Photo: Twitter)

Virender Sehwag calls World Cup final as tie, Michael Vaughan disagrees

The boundary count rule by ICC was slammed by many cricketers.

17 Jul 2019 5:34 PM

The England team may not be aware of this sultry diva’s hot congratulatory tweet, but the Indian netizens are surely loving her hot stunt. And, in fact, they have already referred her as ‘Britain Ki Poonam Pandey’. (Photo:Bethany Lily April Instagram/AFP)

This model strips to enjoy England’s WC win, Twitter dubs her as ‘UK's Poonam Pandey’

Poonam Pandey is an Indian webcam model who gained huge publicity after she claimed that she would strip, provided India wins the 2011 WC.

17 Jul 2019 2:15 PM

Ben Stokes has amassed 465 runs in the recently concluded tournament. (Photo:AP)

Ben Stokes thank fans, family, and friends for support in World Cup

28-year-old Stokes played an unbeaten knock of 84 runs in the final.

17 Jul 2019 9:06 AM

Interestingly, Sobers on whose name the Sir Garfield Sobers trophy is warded every year to the best player of the year was a member of the team that had witnessed the first historic tied Test (against Australia at Brisbane in 1960). (Photo: AP)

World Cup trophy should have been ‘shared’: Sir Gary Sobers

The 'official result' of the final is a tie, cricket statisticians Mohandas Menon, Sudhir Vaidya and Ric Finlay (Australia) has said.

16 Jul 2019 4:12 PM

The two-minute plus video shows the woman watching the final moments of the match intensely and jumping to celebrations and bound-less laughter as England turned winners. (Photo: screengrab/twitter/AFP)

This elderly woman screams loudly after England wins the World Cup; watch

After England beat New Zealand in the finals, one elder woman got so overwhelmed that she started laughing loudly.

16 Jul 2019 3:45 PM

England clinched their maiden World Cup trophy as they hit more boundaries in the Super Over. (Photo: AFP)

Ben Stokes says he will be apologising to Kane Williamson for rest of his life

Stokes smashed eight runs from three balls in the Super Over to help England post 15 runs on the board.

16 Jul 2019 2:56 PM

New Zealand were also seeking to win the trophy for the first time after being well beaten by Australia in the 2015 showpiece. (Photo: AFP)

England chief Ashley Giles dismisses World Cup final 'extra run' row

A freak fielding deflection off Stokes' bat that raced to the boundary saw England awarded six runs with three balls to go in final over.

16 Jul 2019 1:51 PM

Widely praised for the grace with which he and his side accepted the defeat, Williamson said they had signed up to the rules that governed the tournament. (Photo:AFP)

Kane Williamson says there was 'no loser' after England's dramatic super over win

Cricketers, current and former, shared New Zealand's pain on losing the title on boundary count.

16 Jul 2019 12:14 PM

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