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The South Australian Cricket Association (SACA) has announced thatZimbabwean cricketer Andy Flower has signed to play for the West EndRedbacks for the next three seasons.

It would have been a nice way to finish

On paper there is no contest: cricketing superpower Australia, unbeaten during their past 15 matches, versus Sri Lanka, a side whose form has seesawed throughout the tournament and who limped into the last four

Australia and India have been without doubt the top two teams in this World Cup with Australia holding a slight advantage over India after their win in the head-to-head clash involving the two teams

Steve and Mark Waugh hail from Bankstown and are ardent followers of the Sydney Bulldogs rugby league team which also come from the region

Phew

DURBAN, South Africa, March 15 AAP - Overlooking his own players, Ricky Ponting has rated Sachin Tendulkar the best batsmen of his generation as Australia and India head towards the World Cup final at Johannesburg on Sunday

BRISBANE, March 16 AAP - Steve Waugh's killer Test instincts helped propel NSW back to the top of Australian cricket with a thumping win over Queensland in the Pura Cup final at the Gabba today

BRISBANE, March 15 AAP - Stuart MacGill spun Queensland into a Pura Cup nightmare today as New South Wales' hardened Test men set the Bulls up for a final drubbing at the Gabba

After their glum-faced humiliation against India the smiles returned to Sri Lanka's players on Saturday as they booked themselves into the World Cup semi-finals with a 74 run victory against Zimbabwe at Buffalo Park

There might not have been too much riding on the last Super Six match of the tournament, but there was no lack of incident or entertainment to enthral a large crowd in Durban as Australia were made to fight for their five-wicket victory by the

BRISBANE, March 14 AAP - Queensland paceman Joe Dawes knocked over NSW's batting kingpins tonight to ensure the Bulls survived one of the best centuries of Michael Slater's career in the Pura Cup final at the Gabba

DURBAN, South Africa, March 13 AAP - Collins Obuya earns $1,000 a year from cricket

JOHANNESBURG, March 14 AFP - Disgraced Australian cricket legend Shane Warne is set to return to South Africa just after the World Cup final for a series of lucrative speaking engagements

Steve Waugh has only days to tell national selectors whether he wants tocontinue his Test career in the Caribbean next month.

Andrew Bichel's 64 equalled the highest score by a number 9 batsman in Limited Overs Internationals

It was if time was standing still as the past, present and future of New South Wales and Australian cricket were fused at the crease in the recent NSW vs Queensland Pura Cup match

Australia inflicted a World Cup record lowest score of 112 on New Zealand when fast bowler Brett Lee ripped out five batsmen for three runs to give the defending world champions a 96-run win in their Super Six match at Port Elizabeth today

No praise is too high for this Australian side

The St George's Park pitch in Port Elizabeth, on which Australia have twice come from behind to achieve victory in low-scoring matches against England and New Zealand, is to be re-examined ahead of next Tuesday's ICC Cricket World Cup semifinal at