“Remember, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things.” — Stephen King

“You will succeed because most people are lazy.” — Shahir Zag

Updates from the teams’ final Group A game at Lord’sStart time in London is 2.30pm BST/11.30pm AESTChanges for both sides.Just the one for India as Kranti Gaud come back for Nandani Sharma. Continue reading...

Yes, they’re filthy and annoying. But they’re also far smarter and more interesting than you’d think if you just watched one throwing itself against a window paneI consider myself a broadly live-and-let-live sort. I don’t eat animals and treat my garden as a habitat for wildlife, including greenfly, blackfly…

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical conceptsThis week’s question: Are there places on Earth where humans haven’t been?Why does silence feel so horribly awkward? Ruth Thompson, by…

The hotter it gets, the faster our bodies lose water. Obviously, we need to replace it – but is anything better than plain H₂O? And does timing matter? Here’s what the science saysHydration is important. In temperatures like those we’re increasingly seeing in much of the world, sweating can be the only way for…

“Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.” — Chinese Proverb

“Quality is not an act, it is a habit.” — Colin R. Davis

“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” — Colin Powell

“Youth has no age.” — Pablo Picasso