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Five ways Australia lost the World Cup

Ricky Ponting doesn't think Australia bowing out of the World Cup marks the end of an era, but it's impossible to come to any other conclusion

One-time wild boy Jesse Ryder says he has had plenty of time out of cricket to think about his game. It's all about patience for him now, he says

Before the World Cup, both struggling for form. Now, they have a partnership that will go down as one of India's most memorable one-day stands

With Zaheer Khan on top form, R Ashwin proving a vital addition, Yuvraj Singh flighting the ball more and Harbhajan Singh bowling more aggressively, India's bowling attack has improved to the extent Ricky Ponting compared it with Pakistan's

It is no shame for a veteran to strip things back, and at 36, Ricky Ponting should consider his hook-less, pared-back knock against India as an example of the way he should play in his cricketing twilight

A stats review of the second quarter-final between India and Australia in Ahmedabad

Despite their poor history in knockout games, South Africa's all-round consistency in the tournament makes them the favourites

The most impressive aspect of South Africa's performances on the way to the quarter-finals has been the way they have tried different tactics in all their matches, and almost all have paid off

Ravi Bopara doesn't have many fond memories of Sri Lanka but hopes to chance that in the World Cup quarter-final

Plays of the Day from the quarterfinal between India and Australia in Ahmedabad

On one of his last training sessions with the team he has overseen for three years, India's coach was, as ever, focused, attentive to the details and a glutton for hard work

Going by the numbers alone, India's batting line-up looks in great form; but three late-order collapses tell the story of a side who need their batsmen to fire as a unit if they are to progress to the semi-finals

Eight of their ten wickets went to the spinners, not because there was excessive turn, but because the batsmen didn't know how to play them

Brad Haddin is Australia's leading run scorer in the World Cup, and is confident that he is doing his job

After eight years of unconverted cameos and constant role switching, Mohammad Hafeez's talent and cricketing brain are finally leading to vital performances

India are the more consistent batting side going into the quarter-final, but Australia's excellent big-match record balances things

Stats highlights from Pakistan's emphatic quarter-final victory over West Indies

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the day for the Pakistan v West Indies quarter-final in Dhaka

There will be several smaller battles to add even greater spark to what is already an enthralling quarter-final clash between India and Australia in Ahmedabad