Sunday's Cricket World Cup gossip

Strauss will captain England in a record 61st one-day international on Thursday England captain Andrew Strauss may quit one-day cricket at the end of the World Cup in order to concentrate on his leadership of the Test side. Selectors are planning to name Alastair Cook as his successor. Full story: Mail on Sunday England will succumb to their fourth successive World Cup flop unless they can dramatically improve their batting against the spinners. Full story: Sunday Telegraph England's exhausted cricketers have no chance of winning the World Cup because of the "crazy" schedule that has given them only three nights at home in 4½ months, says former England paceman Steve Harmison. Full story: Mail on Sunday India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has accused his team-mates of show-boating in their three-wicket defeat by South Africa on Saturday. Full story: Yahoo Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi says the team's openers are struggling for runs because they are caught between playing positively and seeing off the new ball. Full story: AP

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