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Jacques Kallis helped himself to a steady half-century as South Africa boosted their Super Eights position with a handsome seven-wicket win against Ireland

West Indies' dismal efforts in the Super Eights have brought calls for change from fans and experts alike

Kevin Pietersen may have once disdainfully reverse-swept Muttiah Muralitharan for six, but that hasn't lessened his respect for him

After an over-aggressive display against Australia on Saturday, Bangladesh were this time guilty of forsaking their natural game against New Zealand

The day's most interesting moments on and off the field

Dileep Premachandran catches up with Adrian Birrell, the Ireland coach, on the eve of their match against South Africa

Andrew Flintoff has allayed fears over his fitness ahead of England's Super Eights match against Sri Lanka

For the second time in five days, New Zealand's well-oiled bowling attack turned in a clinical bowling display, giving their team a foothold into the semi-finals of the World Cup by beating Bangladesh by nine wickets

No one seems to want to take responsibilty for the poor administration of this World Cup

There has been plenty of attention on Australia's bowlers at the World Cup. Glenn McGrath has set a tournament record, Shaun Tait is hurling devastating inswinging yorkers, Brad Hogg has turned his form around dramatically, and Shane Watson and Andrew Sym

Sanath Jayasuriya may be playing in his last World Cup, but has proved he still has it in him to demoralise any attack with his breathtaking strokes

Robin Peterson believes he has a major role to play in the World Cup despite his limited impact with the ball so far

Mickey Arthur, the South Africa coach, said his team felt "added pressure" to beat Ireland on Tuesday as they tried to set themselves up to progress past the Super Eights stage

Dileep Premachandran scouts around for the highlights on and off the field during the West Indies v Sri Lanka match in Guyana

When Mahela Jayawardene arrived at the crease, Sri Lanka were sliding on very thin ice

Tony Cozier on empty grounds and a non Caribbean approach to ticketing

Shane Watson's injured calf will be reviewed later in the week to determine whether the allrounder stays at the World Cup

Andrew Miller previews Bangladesh's match against New Zealand in Antigua

England have arrived in Antigua for a week that could well make or break their World Cup campaign