Verdict

C is for character

The Irish have been a refreshing reminder of better days

03-Apr-2007•Dileep Premachandran in Guyana

Kiwis enjoy cruise along quiet back roads

Few have proved so adept at sticking to the basics as Stephen Fleming's New Zealanders

02-Apr-2007•Andrew Miller in Antigua

In a crisis Lara clings to outside chance

Not even the spirited words of Brian Lara will provide much cause for belief

02-Apr-2007•Rahul Bhattacharya

Clinic goes according to Ponting's plan

Australia's intense competitors screeched through to their fifth resounding win of the tournament

01-Apr-2007•Andrew Miller in Antigua

Outstanding Collingwood keeps England in the hunt

For Ireland, the Cinderella story continues despite this defeat, while England will once again look back ruefully at their failure to demolish opposition supposedly there for the taking

30-Mar-2007•Dileep Premachandran in Guyana

Selection rift breaks up West Indian party

This could well have been the match in which West Indies pulled the plug on their own party

29-Mar-2007•Andrew Miller in Antigua

'If only the stumps had hair'

29-Mar-2007•Rahul Bhattacharya in Guyana

A step closer to burying the choker tag

It's impossible to overstate the importance of this win. With Australia looking increasingly likely to run away with first place, there's likely to be a traffic jam for the remaining three places.

28-Mar-2007•Dileep Premachandran in Guyana

Bangladesh show their growing independence

By the exultant dressing room, from a contingent of red-and-green supporters, the chant in Bengali grew louder and louder: "Is there any team but Bangladesh?"

26-Mar-2007•The Verdict by Rahul Bhattacharya in Port-of-Spain

South Africa punished for failing to adapt

This was the match that could help salve the wounds of the past week

25-Mar-2007•Andrew Miller in St Kitts

India lacked muscle and hustle

Hungry and energetic, Sri Lanka out-fought an Indian team packed with stars but lacking a single enforcer

24-Mar-2007•The Verdict by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Hometown heroes roll on with hope

The feel-good bubble had to burst sometime

24-Mar-2007•Dileep Premachandran in Jamaica

Sri Lanka look ominous

Bangladesh were treaded on early and then ruthlessly trampled upon by a Sri Lanka team looking serious title contenders after their second outing.

21-Mar-2007•The Verdict by Charlie Austin

Home team gleams despite scrappy affair

The finishing touches from Brian Lara gave the result a misleadingly emphatic touch

20-Mar-2007•Dileep Premachandran

Normal service resumed

India help their cause of qualifying for Super Eights with convincing all-round show against Bermuda

19-Mar-2007•The Verdict by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Eerie shadow passes over St Kitts

There are days when cricket simply doesn't begin to matter. Today in St Kitts, the world went by as if in a trance

19-Mar-2007•Andrew Miller

Shamrocks turn Pakistan green

For a few agonising moments, it appeared as though a St Patrick's Day that had promised so much might end up delivering nothing but heartbreak

18-Mar-2007•Dileep Premachandran in Jamaica

Tigers 1, Lambs 0

India made Bangladesh work for their win. But it was the erstwhile minnows, Bangladesh, who fought the good fight

17-Mar-2007•The Verdict by Anand Vasu

Don't call one-sided matches boring

The arguments against the minnows have raged all week and are about to get louder

16-Mar-2007•Andrew Miller

'We did our best to throw it away, but we fought back'

It may be a horrible cliché, but you just can't look past the luck of the Irish

16-Mar-2007•Dileep Premachandran

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