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Vettori surprised at used pitch

Daniel Vettori, the New Zealand captain, is not impressed with the use of the same pitch for Tuesday's semi-final as the one that was used for the quarter-final against England on Saturday

28-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Explaining the eliminator

If either of the semi-finals or the final finish in a tie, the winner will be decided through a one-over knockout

28-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Muralitharan doubtful but Sangakkara upbeat

Kumar Sangakkara has said that there is no point in saving Muttiah Muralitharan for the final, and that if he regains fitness, he will play tomorrow's semi-final against New Zealand

28-Mar-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Colombo

Vettori considering three-spinner attack

Daniel Vettori has said that making the World Cup semi-finals six times is a huge achievement for a small nation like New Zealand

28-Mar-2011•Firdose Moonda in Colombo

Wright says he likes New Zealand aggression

John Wright, the New Zealand coach, has backed his side's aggressive approach during their quarter-final win against South Africa in Mirpur

28-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Pay negotiations shudder to a halt

Australian cricket is in a state of limbo as pay negotiations stall between the board and the players

28-Mar-2011•Daniel Brettig

Julian Hunte re-elected WICB chief

Julian Hunte has been re-elected to the post of president of the West Indies Cricket Board for a third consecutive term

28-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Mortaza returns, Ashraful axed for Australia ODIs

Former Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful's stop-start international career hit another roadblock when he was left out of the Bangladesh side for the upcoming three-match home ODI series against Australia

28-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Shaun Tait retires from ODIs as a faded force

Shaun Tait's days as a cricketer, at least as most have come to know the word, are over

28-Mar-2011•Daniel Brettig

Batting track expected in Mohali

The Mohali pitch is expected to be quite flat, and fast bowlers are likely to be more effective on it than spinners

27-Mar-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi in Mohali

We'll struggle to shed chokers' tag - Majola

Gerald Majola, the Cricket South Africa chief executive, has admitted the team will struggle to shed their chokers' tag after the collapse which cost them the World Cup quarter-final against New Zealand in Mirpur

27-Mar-2011•Firdose Moonda in Colombo

Misbah not worried by batting numbers

None of Pakistan's batsmen has a century yet in the World Cup, but Misbah-ul-Haq said scoring runs that are vital to victories is more important

27-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra in Mohali

Ross Taylor targets another upset

New Zealand have stayed under the radar in their ride to the semi-finals, and Ross Taylor has now set his sights on making the final

27-Mar-2011•Sidharth Monga in Colombo

Flower cautions on hasty decisions

Andy Flower, the England team director, has admitted brief discussions with Andrew Strauss over the captain's future in one-day internationals

27-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

'Southee could become world's best swing bowler' - Donald

Tim Southee could become the best swing bowler in the world, Allan Donald, New Zealand's bowling coach, has said

27-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Pakistan PM accepts Indian invitation

The Pakistan prime minister Yousuf Gilani has accepted the invitation of his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh to attend the Indo-Pak World Cup semi-final in Mohali on March 30

27-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

India will be hard to beat - Ponting

Ricky Ponting says India will be hard to beat for the World Cup, while defending elements of his team's poor tournament

27-Mar-2011•Daniel Brettig

Sangakkara eyeing all-Asian final

Kumar Sangakkara has said that Sri Lanka have every chance of making it an all-subcontinental final in the 2011 World Cup

27-Mar-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq at the Premadasa

Next few days crucial to my future - Ponting

Ricky Ponting says it is now decision time on the cloudy matter of his playing future

27-Mar-2011•Daniel Brettig

'Didn't have quality to win World Cup' - Strauss

On the big day, against a varied attack, England didn't have the quality to put up enough runs to defend. Andrew Strauss had no qualms in admitting that

26-Mar-2011•Sidharth Monga at the Premadasa

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