Andrew Miller

Another week, another example of outrageous profiteering from the tournament sponsors, Cable & Wireless, whose privilege it is to provide internet access for the many hundreds of media-men in and around the Caribbean.

Everything about the Caribbean cricket experience owes itself to the unique accessibility of the players, men who have stepped off the field and straight back into the bosom of the culture that created them; everything about the ICC cricket

The islands of St Kitts and Antigua are separated by just 63 miles of water, but in terms of preparedness for this World Cup, they might as well be at opposite extremes of the widest ocean on the planet

From St Kitts to Antigua: a cockpit experience

On Sunday, Basseterre was a veritable ghost town

Chris Dehring, the tournament's chief organiser, recently admitted he was still uncertain of the legacy that the World Cup was going to leave in the West Indies

It may not have happened in St Kitts yesterday, but it has happened once before in history

On many levels, the story of St Kitts is the most uplifting of a myriad of tales to have emerged from the chaotic preparations for this World Cup

On many levels, the story of St Kitts is the most uplifting of a myriad of tales to have emerged from the chaotic preparations for this World Cup

As a potential England wicketkeeper, Paul Nixon has been there or thereabouts for several years, but now - at the age of 36 - he is finally fully integrated into the team and eagerly awaiting his first World Cup

The young Dutch allrounder, Alexei Kervezee, is regarded as a serious prospect by those in the know

It's official ..

Simon Barnes, in The Times , tries incredibly hard not to gloat about Australia's recent demise, but argues that, in the spirit of sporting upsets, he has a duty to take carried away by their losses.

Last week, David Graveney, England's chairman of selectors, suggested that the British media owed Duncan Fletcher an apology for the nasty things that had been said about him during the tour of Australia