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In a tightly bunched field Ian Chappell favours Australia, New Zealand, West Indies and India to scramble into the final four

Unlucky XI: Andrew Miller on the players who missed the World Cup cut

John Buchanan is now in the firing line given the litany of injuries, retirements, paternity breaks and general weariness that is afflicting his team at present

Australia say they have been fine-tuning their attack in the lead-up to the World Cup

Australia have gone from raging favourites to suffering a case of raging World Cup fever in the space of three weeks

Fleming is back on form; Bond has re-established himself as one of the most dangerous strike bowler in the game; the human pendulum known as Lou Vincent is on the upswing; and, of course, there is Taylor

Australia fell from their No

Ian Chappell wonders if the World Cup will it turn out to be the Well Cup - a trophy clinched by the team fortunate enough to have eleven men still standing

Greg Chappell admitted that fielding remained a worry ahead of India's World Cup campaign and said the side had to compensate for this with strong batting and bowling performances

While the rest of the world was calmly pondering one or two positions in their World Cup squads, Pakistan was mulling over half a squad