World Cup 2007

'One of the worst' World Cups says Chappell

Feb 25, 2013: Andrew Strauss, Scyld Berry, Ian Chappell and Kumar Sangakkara dissect the 2007 World Cup in The Sunday Telegraph , and, in their deliberations, Chappell comes to the conclusion that it was the worst in the tournament's history.

World Cup 2007

Out-going McGrath names his best XI

Feb 25, 2013: Glenn McGrath says he’s happy to go out on his own terms in his column in the Sunday Telegraph

Kenya

Kenyans slide to another defeat

Feb 25, 2013: Kenya Select went down their second defeat in the Logan Cup, losing to Easterns by seven wickets at Mutare

2007 World Cup

Chaos at Kensington

Feb 25, 2013: 6.10pm

World Cup 2007

A bloated shambles of a competition

Feb 25, 2013: As the World Cup finally ends - yes, honestly – the flak continues to fly in the direction of the ICC

The World-Cup-shaped void at the heart of my days

Feb 25, 2013: The evenings will seem empty because of there is no match; the days will because there is no match to look forward to in the evening.

World Cup 2007

Australia plan to attack Murali

Feb 25, 2013:

Indian cricket

Sponsors run Indian cricket: Pawar

Feb 25, 2013: In an interview to CNN-IBN, Pawar said companies which sign on a large number of cricketers for endorsements try and use undue influence to keep them in the team

New Zealand cricket

Coach not the problem

Feb 25, 2013:

World Cup 2007

The moments belong to Sri Lanka

Feb 25, 2013: Australia have been awesome but the moments have belonged to Sri Lanka

Universities

Mullaney bludgeons Lancashire victory

Feb 25, 2013: A memorable maiden first-class century, including 10 sixes, from Steven Mullaney powered Lancashire to a four-wicket win against Durham UCCE at Durham University

Communication gap or getting under Ponting's skin?

Feb 25, 2013: Fuel was added to the pre-match tension between the World Cup finalists sides when Australian captain Ricky Ponting was kept waiting for more than an hour by his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahela Jayawardene for a promotional photoshoot on the beach

Enemy of your (auld) enemy is your friend

Feb 25, 2013: In the Super Eights, in one of the most closely-contested matches of the tournament, Sri Lanka had defeated England by two runs, putting paid to their hopes of making it to the semis

World Cup 2007

A bloated non-event leaves an empty feeling

Feb 25, 2013: The World Cup might be about to finish, and Malcolm Speed is engaged in a positive-spin initiative that would make Alastair Campbell glow with pride, but the all-out assaults on the way it has been run continue unabated

ICC Intercontinental Cup

New-look Intercontinental Cup schedule announced

Feb 25, 2013: The fixtures for the first half of the 2007-08 Intercontinental Cup have been released by the ICC.

USA

Cricket's popularity growing in USA

Feb 25, 2013: It’s not often that the mainstream US press takes much notice of cricket, but a feature in The New York Times this week bucks the trend

Indonesia

Indonesia aims to broaden cricket's appeal

Feb 25, 2013: The Indonesian cricket board has announced an ambitious US$200,000 three-year development programme aimed at spreading the game outside its traditional base of expats.

World Cup 2007

McGrath a champion till the end

Feb 25, 2013:

Universities

Counties gain useful practice

Feb 25, 2013: The Cambridge UCCE batsmen refused to fold against Derbyshire but are still a long way behind at Fenners after the county reached 504

Jayasuriya's family head for the final

Feb 25, 2013: Sanath Jayasuriya’s family is set to join him in Bridgetown for Saturday's final with Australia