The league stage of the World Cup is done. A good time to take a look at the teams that fell short (including those who were oh so close).

Many thanks to Peter Della Penna, a cricket journalist at ESPN and ESPNcricinfo, for joining us. Peter has been covering cricket in the USA for various publications since 2009. He has also reported extensively on Associate cricket, in particular the ICC World Cricket League.

Participants

Peter Della Penna (@PeterDellaPenna)

Subash Jayaraman (@cricketcouch)

Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview)

We review India's win over Sri Lanka in the World Cup match at Headingley.

Talking points: The Rohit juggernaut rolls on, Malinga bids adieu, and India's happy headaches for the semi-final

Participants:

Subash Jayaraman (@cricketcouch)

Ashoka (@ABVan)

Max (@maxdavinci)

We speak to three fans who have attended games during the ongoing World Cup, and chat about their in-ground experiences.

Highlights: The lack of World Cup buzz in England, the easy accessibility to the stadiums, and the overwhelming support for India.

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Participants:

Minal (@granger_gab)

Brinda (@itsbrinda)

Jaikanthan (@jaiunni)

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)

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)

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Related:

Mohammad Isam - All fizz, no fuss

Mohammad Isam - Shakib Al Hasan's simplicity keeps Bangladesh's complex challenge alive

Previous 81allout podcast with Mohammad Isam - Bangladesh don't have the habit of chasing 300-plus scores

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 at the end? 

Participants:

Daniel Norcross (@norcrosscricket)

Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview)

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)

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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)

Ashoka (@ABVan)

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)

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Related:

Earlier 81allout podcast: Mid-tournament review

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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 (@cricketcouch)

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Related:

Hassan Cheema: In the mountains, old-school Pakistan lives on

Earlier 81allout podcast: When data stops working with Pakistan

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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 thatball from Mitchell Starc

Participants:

Peter Miller (@thecricketgeek)

Subash Jayaraman (@cricketcouch)

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Related:

Peter Miller and Dave Tickner: 28 Days' Data: England's Troubled Relationship With One-Day Cricket

Sriram Veera: Knock, knock, anybody home? 

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 between the good teams and the also-ran.

Participants:

Jarrod Kimber (@ajarrodkimber)

Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview)

Subash Jayaraman (@cricketcouch)

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Related:

Australia's World Cup of gambles by Jarrod Kimber.

Bouncers to the fore as bowlers hunt wickets by Sidharth Monga.

We review India's win over Pakistan in the World Cup match at Old Trafford.

Talking points: Rohit's majestic hundred, Pakistan's strange tactics, and a most forgettable batting performance

Participants:

Ahmer Naqvi (@karachikhatmal)

Subash Jayaraman (@cricketcouch)

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)

Ashoka (@ABVan)

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Related: India v Pakistan in World Cups