Cricket News

Ricky Ponting believes Bangladesh and Ireland will need to improve on their group-stage efforts to be competitive in the Super Eights

Plays of the Day for West Indies v Australia, Super Eights, March 27, 2007

West Indies suffered their first loss of the tournament, and it was a thumping 103-run defeat to a rampant Australian team

If Brian Lara could choose any island in the West Indies on which to tackle Australia, the favourites for this year's World Cup, it would have to be Antigua

The West Indies captain Brian Lara says his team will not crumble when they face the defending champions Australia

Kevin Pietersen has become only the third England batsman to top the ICC ODI player rankings, after his solid start to the World Cup

Ricky Ponting said Australia would not be getting too carried away after their emphatic 83-run victory over South Africa

Ricky Ponting might have been 20,000 kilometres away in St Kitts, but he kept up to date with Tasmania's maiden Pura Cup win at Hobart. And it could have been a suggestion from Ponting back in November that helped them to their 421-run victory

Amid the chaos of the past ten days the apparent lack of competitiveness in the opening round of the World Cup has been largely forgotten

Ricky Ponting is close to finalising his preferred line-up

Glenn McGrath and Brad Hodge have joined the Australian backlash over Sunil Gavaskar's linking of David Hookes' death to poor on-field behaviour

Alex Kountouris, Australia's physiotherapist, does not want Andrew Symonds to play against The Netherlands

Andrew Symonds could complete a remarkable comeback from injury

Ricky Ponting has told Shaun Tait to take some time getting his line and length right before letting rip with his fastest deliveries

Ricky Ponting carved out an authoritative hundred as Australia beat Scotland by 203 runs

Sunil Gavaskar delivered a strong retort in what was the latest in his joust with Australia's captain Ricky Ponting

Australia have used an 18th-century St Vincent fort as the stage for a crucial pre-tournament team meeting

Ricky Ponting is confident Australia have the right blend of youth and experience to snatch a third successive World Cup

Ricky Ponting said it was "high and mighty" of Sunil Gavaskar to complain about poor on-field behaviour

Brad Hogg's return to wicket-taking form and Shaun Tait's useful collection highlighted an improved Australian bowling performance