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Malinga helps batsmen prepare for Tait

Sri Lanka's experience of facing Lasith Malinga should help their batsmen deal with Shaun Tait's slinging action, according to the coach Tom Moody

15-Apr-2007•Cricinfo staff

A dress rehearsal for the final?

Monday's match in Grenada features the two teams that most observers agree are best-equipped to win the World Cup - Australia, the runaway favourites, and Sri Lanka, the romantics' choice

15-Apr-2007•The Preview by Andrew Miller in Grenada

Flintoff shrugs off illness scare

Andrew Flintoff shrugged off his latest health scare by turning up to training at Windward CC in Barbados

15-Apr-2007•Cricinfo staff

Ireland clinch comprehensive win over Bangladesh

Mohammad Ashraful was in sublime touch during his innings of 35 but his dismissal swung the advantage Ireland's way

15-Apr-2007•The Bulletin by George Binoy

Lloyd slams Windies' fitness

West Indies were not fit enough to challenge opponents in better condition and needed to lift their work-rate to again become a threatening side, according to Clive Lloyd

15-Apr-2007•Cricinfo staff

Gilchrist praises his fellow wicketkeepers

Adam Gilchrist has been thoroughly impressed by the outstanding glovework of his peers at the World Cup and named Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara, who Australia will line up against on Monday, as one of the best

15-Apr-2007•Cricinfo staff

Sri Lanka will test us - McGrath

Glenn McGrath, who is usually so certain of Australia's ability to beat all opposition, said their match against Sri Lanka on Monday would be a "big test" and the conditions would favour Sri Lanka

15-Apr-2007•Cricinfo staff

Improvement is the key, says Nafees

Shahriar Nafees believes Bangladesh need to build on their impressive World Cup performances if they want to be a force in international cricket

15-Apr-2007

Butter fingers and de Villiers's starting troubles

Interesting moments of the day's play both on and off the field

14-Apr-2007•Andrew Miller in Grenada

New Zealand seal semi-final spot

Five-wicket wins are usually strolls in the park. New Zealand's win, against South Africa, by that very margin, with 10 balls to spare, was a hard effort

14-Apr-2007•The Bulletin by Anand Vasu

Yousuf throws his hat in the captaincy ring

Mohammad Yousuf has thrown his hat into the ring as a willing contender for Pakistan's cricket captaincy a day after Younis Khan turned down the offer

14-Apr-2007•Osman Samiuddin

A highly-anticipated match of a smaller kind

Both Bangladesh and Ireland will be desperate not to finish bottom of the Super Eights table

14-Apr-2007•Dileep Premachandran in Barbados

Ireland can push Bangladesh - Ponting

Ricky Ponting's decision to bowl first on a lively pitch killed this contest even before the first ball was hurled in anger

13-Apr-2007•Dileep Premachandran in Barbados

Johnston does a Freddie

Even in the heavy defeat to New Zealand, Ireland were in the game for more than 40 overs. Here, that's about as long as they lasted

13-Apr-2007•Dileep Premachandran in Barbados

Malinga ruled out of Australia game

Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith Malinga is doubtful for the World Cup Super Eights match against champions Australia, according to team manager Michael Tissera

13-Apr-2007

South Africa look to avoid net run-rate hassles

Net run-rate is the spectre at this World Cup feast, and it is an issue about which Stephen Fleming is acutely aware

13-Apr-2007•The Preview by Andrew Miller in Grenada

McCullum penalised for dissent

Brendon McCullum, the New Zealand wicketkeeper, has been fined 20% of his match fee for showing dissent after he was dismissed in New Zealand's Super Eights match against Sri Lanka in Grenada on Thursday

13-Apr-2007•Cricinfo staff

Ruthless Australia charge to nine-wicket win

With the ruthlessness that everyone has come to expect from the Australians, they overwhelmed Ireland by nine wickets at Bridgetown after demolishing them for 91

13-Apr-2007•The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

Political tussle blights World Cup win

Amnesty International has accused Sri Lanka of distorting a campaign at the World Cup aimed at highlighting the deteriorating human rights situation on the war-torn island

13-Apr-2007•Cricinfo staff

Younis turns down Pakistan captaincy

Younis Khan has turned down the chance to captain Pakistan after Inzamam-ul-Haq quit following the side's early exit from the World Cup

13-Apr-2007•Cricinfo staff

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