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Scott Styris feels he is "off the pace" after his lay-off with a back injury but remains confident he can be a major contributor in New Zealand's World Cup campaign

Jacob Oram believes his broken finger will not be a hindrance at the World Cup, despite joking he would have it cut off if required

Nathan Bracken is getting ready for the World Cup knowing his mother-in-law will be keeping a keen eye on his progress

Andre Adams, the New Zealand allrounder, has been suspended for one domestic match after assaulting a player in a match this week

Dave Langford-Smith's four wickets helped Ireland thrash Canada by seven wickets in their warm-up match at St Augustine in Port-of-Spain

Security has been stepped up at the Hilton Hotel in Port-of-Spain hotel following a suspected gas leak

The Board for Control of Cricket in India and Nimbus offers to pay for encryption of signals on the 1400 transmitters of the public broadcaster throughout the country

Martyn Moxon has been confirmed as Yorkshire's new director of cricket

England have bolstered their backroom staff by calling up Leicestershire's captain Jeremy Snape as sports pyschologist

A round-up of the ABN AMRO Cup Gold League matches that took place on March 8

Shoaib Akhtar is "going through hell" after failing to make it to the World Cup in the Caribbean

John Davison has suggested the top two associate members of the ICC play the bottom two Test teams in order to improve their play

England's absentee opener, Marcus Trescothick, has undergone a double hernia operation but is hoping to be fit for the start of the domestic season with Somerset

Bennett King has identified the bowling as the team's main weakness

Kevin Pietersen, who missed England's CB Series triumph in Australia after flying home to nurse a broken rib, is impressed with the quiet resolve being shown by his team-mates since their arrival in the Caribbean

Judging who will take the most wickets in a World Cup is no easy task but that just means there is a bit more value in the market. And at 16/1, South Africa's Shaun Pollock could be the man to get on your side

Adam Gilchrist expects bowlers to have an impact during the World Cup despite predictions of massive scores during the tournament

Australia's concern over Andrew Symonds continues to ease

Ricky Ponting is prepared to experiment with his bowling line-up in the final World Cup warm-up match against England

Pakistan and South African players have been evacuated from their hotel in Port of Spain, Trinidad, following what is believed to be a fire scare