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'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

Hassan hopes for future World Cup chance

Hamid Hassan, the Afghanistan fast bowler, is preparing to represent MCC in Abu Dhabi and hopes he gets a chance to play in future World Cups

26-Mar-2011•Andrew McGlashan

Intikhab Alam plays down the hype

Intikhab Alam, the Pakistan manager, has sought to downplay the hype surrounding the India-Pakistan semi-final in both countries, saying that inevitably, one of the two teams would have to lose at the end of the game

26-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Hafeez backs 'strongest attack in the world'

Mohammad Hafeez, the Pakistan allrounder, has backed his team to come up trumps in the World Cup semi-final against India, who, he claimed, would be up against the "strongest bowling attack in the world"

26-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Mohali gears up for 'mother of all finals'

Hotels are full, tickets are being sold for ten times their original price, and the Prime Minister will be there. Such is the build-up for India v Pakistan

26-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Hassan excited at MCC opportunity

Hamid Hassan, the Afghanistan fast bowler, has welcomed the opportunity to play for the MCC against county champions Nottinghamshire in a four-day game in Abu Dhabi

26-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Mills, Vettori and du Plessis fined

Kyle Mills, Daniel Vettori and Francois du Plessis have all been fined for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct following an incident during South Africa's run-chase

26-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Andy McKay to replace injured Kyle Mills

Kyle Mills, the New Zealand seamer, has been ruled out of the remainder of the World Cup with an injury and will be replaced by left-arm fast bowler Andy McKay

26-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Ponting leaves future in selectors' hands

Ricky Ponting has said he wants to play on but that his fate is in the hands of the selectors after Australia crashed out of the World Cup in the quarter-finals.

26-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Kallis catch was the turning point - Oram

Jacob Oram said his running catch to dismiss Jacques Kallis and Martin Guptill's run-out of AB de Villiers were the two key moments that propelled New Zealand to victory in their quarter-final against South Africa

25-Mar-2011•Osman Samiuddin at the Shere Bangla Stadium

South Africa had a long tail - Vettori

Daniel Vettori, the New Zealand captain, said he knew his side were in with a chance of defending 221 if they could get past South Africa's top four batsmen and into the longish tail

25-Mar-2011•Osman Samiuddin at the Shere Bangla Stadium

Smith in disbelief after loss

Graeme Smith, the South Africa captain, said his side had trained hard for the World Cup but simply weren't good enough on the night to beat New Zealand in Mirpur

25-Mar-2011•Firdose Moonda at the Shere Bangla Stadium

Strauss was aware of Yardy's depression

Andrew Strauss has said he knew Michael Yardy was struggling with depression before Yardy took the decision to withdraw from the World Cup and fly home

25-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Strauss confident England can adjust

For the most part of this tournament, England have not been able to play to a plan, what with injuries, upsets and an illness forcing them to look think on their feet

25-Mar-2011•Sidharth Monga in Colombo

Ireland to play Pakistan in May

Ireland will play Pakistan in a two-match ODI series in May this year

25-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Muralitharan fit for quarter-final

Sri Lanka received a huge boost ahead of their World Cup quarter-final match against England on Saturday when their key spinner Muttiah Muralitharan was declared fit to play

25-Mar-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Ponting was overburdened - Buchanan

John Buchanan has said Ricky Ponting has been let down by people in leadership roles in Australian cricket, leaving him overburdened

25-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Hafeez, Akmal ease opening conundrum

With their century stand in Pakistan's win over West Indies in the World Cup quarter-final, Mohammad Hafeez and Kamran Akmal could well be Pakistan's solution to their long-standing opening woes

25-Mar-2011•Osman Samiuddin

WICB directors to review Draft Strategic Plan

The Board of Directors of the West Indies Cricket Board will meet on Friday and Saturday in Antigua to review the Draft Strategic Plan for 2011-2016

25-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

NSW chase full-time Shield coach

New South Wales intend to keep Sheffield Shield a priority by appointing a full-time coach, unlike other states

25-Mar-2011•Daniel Brettig

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