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Hogg at the top of his game

Ricky Ponting said Brad Hogg was at the peak of his bowling powers

17-Apr-2007•AFP

Jayawardene defends resting stars

Mahela Jayawardene has played down the decision to rest two of his team's key bowlers during their seven-wicket defeat to Australia

17-Apr-2007•Andrew Miller

Watson faces fitness test on calf

Shane Watson will know his immediate World Cup future when he tests his injured calf in a training session in the West Indies on Tuesday

16-Apr-2007•Cricinfo staff

No more name-calling says Langer

Ricky Ponting laughs at Justin Langer's call for less sledging in county cricket

16-Apr-2007•Cricinfo staff

Australia cruise past under-strength Sri Lanka

A couple of Sri Lanka batting collapses turned a potentially cracking contest into a one-sided affair, as Australia wrapped up a comprehensive seven-wicket win

16-Apr-2007•The Bulletin by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Fulton adjusting to new role

Peter Fulton believes New Zealand's final Super Eights match against Australia on Friday will be anything but a meaningless game even though both teams have already qualified for the last four

16-Apr-2007

New Zealand a serious threat - Ponting

Ricky Ponting believes New Zealand are as big a threat to Australia's World Cup defence as any team and said their fighting spirit would make them a tough opponent

16-Apr-2007•Cricinfo staff

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

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

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

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

WACA to boost capacity to 30,000

Perth's WACA Ground is set to increase its capacity to 30,000 in a major development project that should be completed within four years

13-Apr-2007•Cricinfo staff

Watson aims for New Zealand

Ricky Ponting is hopeful Shane Watson will be available for Australia's final Super Eights game against New Zealand next Friday

12-Apr-2007•Cricinfo staff

'We're nowhere near our best' - Ponting

Ricky Ponting has sounded a warning to his World Cup opponents, saying his unbeaten team are still capable of raising the bar

12-Apr-2007•AFP

Aussies look to continue unimpeded run

Ricky Ponting scoffed at the idea that there would be any element of complacency in Australia's approach to Friday's game against Ireland

12-Apr-2007•The Preview by Dileep Premachandran in Barbados

West Indies have underachieved - Ponting

West Indies have been serious underachievers at their home World Cup and need to improve their infrastructure and facilities to avoid falling even further, according to Ricky Ponting

12-Apr-2007•Cricinfo staff

International experience benefits Tait

Shaun Tait believes his time with the Australian one-day squad has boosted his rapid development as a bowler

12-Apr-2007•Cricinfo staff

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