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South Africa fringe players high on team spirit

Tsotsobe, Ingram say the team comes first and their support system has been good

17-Mar-2011•Firdose Moonda in Mirpur

Ireland ready for the big guys - Simmons

Ireland ought to play more often against the bigger teams because they've won their respect given how they've performed in this World Cup, coach Phil Simmons has said

17-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Nathan McCullum steps into Vettori's shoes

In the absence of Daniel Vettori for the second consecutive match, Nathan McCullum has to be New Zealand's frontline spinner, his time against Sri Lanka

17-Mar-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi in Mumbai

Associates play for pride before exit

ESPNcricinfo previews the Group B contest between Ireland and Netherlands in Kolkata

17-Mar-2011•The Preview by Siddhartha Talya

Teams hunt for momentum before quarter-finals

ESPNcricinfo previews the Group A game between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Mumbai

17-Mar-2011•The Preview by Sidharth Monga

South Africa's injured make recoveries

AB de Villiers, Imran Tahir and Dale Steyn have recovered from their respective injuries and will undergo fitness tests on Friday to confirm their availability

17-Mar-2011•Firdose Moonda in Mirpur

England stay alive in another thriller

Andrew Strauss won the toss and chose to bat first, as England's bid for World Cup survival prepared to get underway against West Indies at Chennai

17-Mar-2011•The Bulletin by Andrew Miller

Ponting not worried by poor form

Ricky Ponting has played down any concerns over his own form as the most important stage of the World Cup approaches, after he again fell cheaply against Canada on Wednesday

17-Mar-2011•Brydon Coverdale

Shoaib Akhtar to retire after World Cup

Shoaib Akhtar will retire from the international game at the end of Pakistan's World Cup, bringing to an end one of cricket's most compelling and mercurial careers

17-Mar-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Colombo

Jayawardene happy to be out of Sri Lanka

Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lanka vice-captain, has said travelling away from Sri Lanka has allowed the team to spend more time together, away from the distractions they face back home

16-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Bagai calls for regular competitive cricket

Ashish Bagai, the Canada captain, has said that if cricket has to grow as a sport in Canada the locals have to take up the game, and the team has to play competitive cricket more regularly

16-Mar-2011•Sriram Veera at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

Chaotic entertainers face the final curtain

After five cliffhangers in five contests, the permutations are simple. Anything less than a victory, and England are gone, eliminated in embarrassing fashion for the fifth World Cup in succession

16-Mar-2011•The Preview by Andrew Miller

Pietersen undergoes hernia surgery

Kevin Pietersen has undergone routine surgery to repair the hernia that led to his early departure from England's World Cup campaign

16-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Strauss dismisses fatigue factor

The continuous crush of high-profile cricket combined with the heat and humidity of the subcontinent seems to have taken its toll on England, with a string of players picking up fitness problems

16-Mar-2011•Siddarth Ravindran in Chennai

Asoka de Silva dropped from crucial matches

Asoka de Silva, whose decision-making has come in for intense criticism during the World Cup, will not officiate in a couple of key games that he was originally scheduled to stand in

16-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Rusty Australia swamp fighting Canada

Australia's pace and power eventually swamped them but Ashish Bagai's team exceeded expectations in their final World Cup appearance

16-Mar-2011•The Bulletin by George Binoy

Vettori and Mills to miss Sri Lanka match

Daniel Vettori and Kyle Millis will not be playing in New Zealand's final group match against Sri Lanka on Friday

16-Mar-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi in Mumbai

Porterfield proud of bowlers, ground-fielding

Ireland are out of the World Cup after losing to South Africa, but their captain William Porterfield says he is proud of the performances his team have put in during the tournament

15-Mar-2011•Firdose Moonda at Eden Gardens

Smith searching for perfect game

Graeme Smith has said he is satisfied with the way his team have adapted to different conditions across India, but he still thinks there have been negatives in every game, which need improvement

15-Mar-2011•Firdose Moonda at Eden Gardens

Pollard plans to silence the doubters

West Indies entered the World Cup ranked No. 9, below Bangladesh for the first time, and without a win against a Test nation in 20 months

15-Mar-2011•Siddarth Ravindran in Chennai

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