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Hastings in frame as Aussies look to rest Tait

John Hastings could be set for a World Cup debut as Australia consider resting Shaun Tait for their match against Canada on Wednesday

15-Mar-2011•Brydon Coverdale in Bangalore

Australia not looking to experiment against Canada

As they approach the end of the group stage, Australia are looking to dispatch opponents as efficiently as they can. Canada are hoping for a final World Cup hurrah

15-Mar-2011•The Preview by Sriram Veera in Bangalore

Strauss, Swann suffering from stomach bugs

Andrew Strauss and Graeme Swann missed training after being laid low by stomach bugs, though both are expected to be fit in time for England's must-win match against West Indies

15-Mar-2011•Siddarth Ravindran in Chennai

Clinical South Africa surge into quarter-finals

The World Cup finally reached Eden Gardens, and the sparse crowd that turned up on an overcast day were treated to a JP Duminy special that lifted South Africa from the dumps, and set up a facile win

15-Mar-2011•The Bulletin by Nitin Sundar

John Davison to retire after Australia game

John Davison has announced his retirement from international cricket, saying that Canada's match against Australia in Bangalore on Wednesday will be his last

15-Mar-2011•Brydon Coverdale in Bangalore

Waqar not looking beyond Australia

Pakistan may have qualified for the knockout stages but their coach Waqar Younis is not prepared to look beyond their final group game against Australia just yet

15-Mar-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Pallekele

Batting remains Zimbabwe's biggest weakness

Zimbabwe's coach Alan Butcher thinks this World Cup had probably come four years too early for this group of players

14-Mar-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Pallekele

South Africa hope to avoid Irish surprise

ESPNcricinfo previews the Group B match between Ireland and South Africa in Kolkata

14-Mar-2011•The Preview by Abhishek Purohit

Swann defiant despite ICC fine

Andrew Strauss pinpointed the evening dew in Chittagong as a factor that severely hampered England as they slipped to a two-wicket defeat

14-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Relaxed van Zyl reflects upbeat mood

Just as a good marksman doesn't need a lot of shots to hit the target, South Africa don't need to over-train to be effective

14-Mar-2011•Firdose Moonda in Kolkata

Shakib hails Shafiul as key

Shafiul Islam and Imrul Kayes have been the the two standout performers in Bangladesh's last two matches, and their captain recognises their importance

14-Mar-2011•Sidharth Monga in Chittagong

Ireland seek to repeat giant-killing act

After Ireland stunned England, there's now keen interest in whether they can upset another big team and if they manage that, there'll be interest in how far they can go

14-Mar-2011•Firdose Moonda in Kolkata

Porterfield reprimanded for criticising umpire

Ireland captain William Porterfield has been officially reprimanded for speaking out about umpire Asoka de Silva's decision to give Gary Wilson out lbw in Ireland's loss to West Indies in Mohali last Friday

14-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Borren rues dot balls and run-outs

Netherlands let themselves down with four run-outs and batsmen not converting starts into big scores. The regular fall of wickets meant Netherlands could never really use the batting Powerplay

14-Mar-2011•Sidharth Monga in Chittagong

Pakistan bowlers seal quarter-final qualification

Pakistan made the most of Elton Chigumbura's generous offer to bat first to secure a seven-wicket victory in a rain-reduced fixture at Pallekele

14-Mar-2011•The Bulletin by Sahil Dutta

Ponting wants wickets from spinners

Ricky Ponting wants more from his spinners after they again failed to take a wicket during the 60-run win over Kenya in Bangalore on Sunday

14-Mar-2011•Brydon Coverdale in Bangalore

Kayes improves quarter-final chances

The ball didn't turn much on a slow pitch in Chittagong but Netherlands didn't have the skill to handle the nagging line and length from the battery of Bangladesh's left-arm spinners

14-Mar-2011•The Bulletin by Sriram Veera

England quash retirement rumours

The England hierarchy has moved to dismiss rumours over the future of its senior players as the team desperately try to recover their World Cup campaign after defeat to Bangladesh

13-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Collins Obuya proves Kenya's worth

In a match billed to be between a flyweight and a heavyweight, Kenya managed to go the distance, avoiding their widely-predicted fate of embarrassing failure against the champions Australia, who are undefeated in 32 World Cup matches

13-Mar-2011•Siddarth Ravindran in Bangalore

Lack of Tests affecting batting - Butcher

Zimbabwe's batting woes in the World Cup are a consequence of the team not having played Tests in a long time, the national coach Alan Butcher has said

13-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

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