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A game to savour and forget

All Pakistan's bowlers played their role, the fielding was as good as it has been in a long time, and two young batsmen played maturely; yet by the next game, their win against Australia could mean nothing

19-Mar-2011•Osman Samiuddin at the R Premadasa Stadium

After the streak, Australia can get on with business

Now that the 34-match streak without a World Cup loss is over, Australia can go back to being just another team in the tournament, and their captain Ricky Ponting says they can learn from the loss

19-Mar-2011•Brydon Coverdale at the R Premadasa Stadium

A hard call on Ponting's one-day future

Ricky Ponting wants to continue in one-day cricket after the World Cup, but there is little to be gained from him playing on

19-Mar-2011•Brydon Coverdale at the R Premadasa Stadium

India look to kick the habit

"Your daily habits will determine how far you go," says India's vision document for the World Cup. At the moment India need to stop their habit of making silly errors with large consequences

19-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra in Chennai

Argy-bargy and overkicks

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the World Cup, Group A match between Pakistan and Australia at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo

19-Mar-2011•Brydon Coverdale and Osman Samiuddin at the R Premadasa Stadium

India ahead in trial by spin

Indian batsmen have better stats than their West Indian counterparts against spin in this tournament so far, which could be key given the nature of the Chennai track

19-Mar-2011•S Rajesh

The great Bangla tragedy

Bangladesh's performance in Mirpur seemed to follow the script of a Shakespeare tragedy, with unfulfilled ambition, revenge and eventually the fall of would-be heroes

19-Mar-2011•Firdose Moonda in Mirpur

South Africa made the ideal changes

Having already qualified for the quarter-finals, South Africa showed a killer instinct by bringing in two hungry fast bowlers and then brutally dictating Bangladesh's exit from the tournament

19-Mar-2011•Firdose Moonda in Mirpur

Tenacious England ready to scale twin peak

The euphoria at the fall of the final wicket against West Indies answered all lingering doubts about England's hunger

19-Mar-2011•Andrew Miller

Everything was a weakness for Bangladesh

Shakib Al Hasan couldn't identify any specific areas of concern after the abject defeat to South Africa because today they struggled in all facets of the game

19-Mar-2011•Firdose Moonda in Mirpur

India-Pakistan semi-final possible in Mohali

If both India and Pakistan win their quarter-finals, the crowd in Mohali could be in for a treat

19-Mar-2011•S Rajesh

Shoddy display, sarcastic applause

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the day from Bangladesh's must-win match against South Africa

19-Mar-2011•Firdose Moonda in Mirpur

'People get tired of me, but I have to keep going'

A year into his job as Pakistan coach, Waqar Younis is still standing. He has applied himself to the task of keeping one of cricket's historically most fractious teams going and has done better than most would give him credit for

19-Mar-2011•Osman Samiuddin

Sangakkara takes command

At the Wankhede, Kumar Sangakkara scored his first one-day century since 2008, but more importantly, it was an innings of control, one under pressure; one that shows he is ready to take responsibility for his team's fortunes

18-Mar-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi at the Wankhede Stadium

Not a lucky day for Tharanga or Malinga

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the World Cup, Group A match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Mumbai

18-Mar-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi at the Wankhede Stadium

The Chepauk pitch needs to hold up

The track at the MA Chidambaram Stadium has been subject to Chennai's torrid March heat, but it needs to produce a fair contest on Sunday if India are to find their mojo and West Indies bounce back

18-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra in Chennai

Can Bangladesh keep the party alive?

If Bangladesh stay in the World Cup, it will do more than just give the competition life. It will give it boisterousness, it will give it energy, it will give it a new character. But South Africa are standing in the way.

18-Mar-2011•Firdose Moonda in Mirpur

Australia hold clear advantage

Australia have excellent records against Pakistan and in World Cups, but Pakistan have some weapons which could hurt the Australians on Saturday

18-Mar-2011•Madhusudhan Ramakrishnan

'Angelo Mathews is a tremendous asset'

Mahela Jayawardene on playing away from home, Sri Lanka's attempt to improve their general knowledge and the batting Powerplay

18-Mar-2011•Mahela Jayawardene

Ashwin patiently waits in the wings

R Ashwin's presence, or absence, in the game against West Indies may well indicate how India will head into the World Cup's knockout phase.

18-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra in Chennai

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