For Ireland it is another opportunity to justify their place in this leg of the competition while for South Africa the 'preparation, our mental training is the same it would have been for any other game of the Super Eights'

Not even the spirited words of Brian Lara will provide much cause for belief

Our correspondent travels to the Chanderpaul home in Unity and meets Kemraj, Shiv's father and Brandon, Shiv's ten-year old son

The fate of this tournament very nearly lies in the West Indies- Sri Lanka match in Guyana

Twenty-five percent more from his team, and this game might just have gone the other way, suggested Trent Johnston after what might be called Ireland's impressive loss against England at Guyana's National Stadium

It was meant to be England v Pakistan today at Providence, so the sight of a formidable fast bowler in green first thing in the morning was in a way fitting. The bowler was a 22-year-old farmer called Boyd Rankin

Failure to capitalise on what were virtual home conditions for Sri Lanka left their captain Mahela Jayawardene frustrated though not disheartened after a classic finish in a classic match

On paper, it appears that Sri Lanka's batting too ought to be better equipped for the conditions.

On a pitch that looks like it could have been made in Colombo, South Africa's resolve will be severely tested by Sri Lanka

By the exultant dressing room, from a contingent of red-and-green supporters, the chant in Bengali grew louder and louder: "Is there any team but Bangladesh?"

Following Sri Lanka's emphatic 69-run win over India at the Queen's Park Oval on Friday, captain Mahela Jayawardene and Man of the Match Muttiah Muralitharan spoke to the media

Rahul Dravid played the shot of a defeated man in India's virtual knockout by Sri Lanka at the Queen's Park Oval. It was the cricketing equivalent of his expression as he faced the press for a long interrogation later

Hundreds of millions will spend a sleepless Friday night as the team which might go by the tag 'commercial favourites' fight to stay alive in a World Cup. Rahul Bhattacharya previews the most anticipated clash of the tournament so far

Trinidad hosts the opening match of the appropriately named Brown Package, the group of the subcontinent with Sri Lanka taking on minnows Bermuda

The West Indies' preparations for the World Cup and whether it will see a renaissance of cricket in the region

Rahul Bhattacharya looks at Gravy

A study on trauma to the Indian psyche

So, who was Deano referring to really?

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