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Battle of the spinners

Cricinfo's writers assess the prospects of each team in the County Championship first division

17-Apr-2007

England pin their hopes on Pietersen factor

An England win will cheer the neutrals and locals, as it will keep alive West Indies' chances of qualifying for the semis

16-Apr-2007•The Preview by Sambit Bal in Barbados

A dress rehearsal for the final?

Monday's match in Grenada features the two teams that most observers agree are best-equipped to win the World Cup - Australia, the runaway favourites, and Sri Lanka, the romantics' choice

15-Apr-2007•The Preview by Andrew Miller in Grenada

Indian stars to adorn inaugural Twenty20 tournament

The business end of the all-India Inter-State Twenty20 cricket tournament kicks off in Ahmedabad and Mumbai from April 15 with a host of national players set to participate

14-Apr-2007•Cricinfo staff

A highly-anticipated match of a smaller kind

Both Bangladesh and Ireland will be desperate not to finish bottom of the Super Eights table

14-Apr-2007•Dileep Premachandran in Barbados

South Africa look to avoid net run-rate hassles

Net run-rate is the spectre at this World Cup feast, and it is an issue about which Stephen Fleming is acutely aware

13-Apr-2007•The Preview by Andrew Miller in Grenada

Aussies look to continue unimpeded run

Ricky Ponting scoffed at the idea that there would be any element of complacency in Australia's approach to Friday's game against Ireland

12-Apr-2007•The Preview by Dileep Premachandran in Barbados

Harmison set for early test

As England's World Cup campaign fumbles on in the Caribbean the domestic season swings into action at Lord's on Friday as MCC take on the county champions Sussex

12-Apr-2007•Andrew McGlashan

Two worthy winners press their claims

If there had been a pre-tournament poll of matches to whet the appetite, it's a safe bet that New Zealand against Sri Lanka - two nations overshadowed to the point of parody by brasher neighbours - would not have set many pulses racing

12-Apr-2007•Andrew Miller in Grenada

England aim to avoid a show-stopper

One minute the World Cup is the worst show on earth, devalued by too many mismatches and too many minnows; the next, one of those minnows has grown teeth and started nibbling the ankles of the big boys. On Wednesday Bangladesh take on England in a non-eve

11-Apr-2007•Andrew Miller

Hosts face fight to stay at their party

The head-to-head statistics are strongly in favour of a South African win, but it's a different story in the matches that matter

09-Apr-2007•The Preview by Dileep Premachandran

Confident NZ take on ambitious Ireland

Stephen Fleming has said that tinkering with the starting XI would be kept to a minimum

08-Apr-2007•Dileep Premachandran in Guyana

England get a surprise boost

Suddenly, from a point of no return, England have been hauled back from the brink

07-Apr-2007•Andrew Miller in Antigua

Smith expects no easy-pickings

South Africa are right on course to leave Georgetown with the perfect record that they desire

06-Apr-2007•Dileep Premachandran in Guyana

Bangladesh aim to justify their elevation

After two defeats, Bangladesh need to pick hemselves up and justify their position in the Super Eights

06-Apr-2007•Dileep Premachandran in Guyana

Uncertain England once again underprepared

Forget Ireland and Bangladesh. If England manage to get it together tomorrow against Sri Lanka, it really will be the shock of the tournament

03-Apr-2007•Andrew Miller in Antigua

South Africa to target key Irish

For Ireland it is another opportunity to justify their place in this leg of the competition while for South Africa the 'preparation, our mental training is the same it would have been for any other game of the Super Eights'

02-Apr-2007•The Preview by Rahul Bhattacharya in Guyana

New Zealand not taking Bangladesh for granted

Andrew Miller previews Bangladesh's match against New Zealand in Antigua

01-Apr-2007•Andrew Miller in Antigua

Sri Lanka look to come out guns blazing

Sri Lanka will also be helped by the fact that West Indies' campaign has gone from brimful-of-promise to laced-with-intrigue in the space of a week

31-Mar-2007•Dileep Premachandran in Guyana

Plenty to gain in a West Indian win

The fate of this tournament very nearly lies in the West Indies- Sri Lanka match in Guyana

31-Mar-2007•Rahul Bhattacharya in Guyana

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