Harmison injury overshadows England win

Steve Harmison's place in England's World Cup squad is in doubt after he twisted his ankle in the field during England's 19-run win over Sri Lanka at the Adelaide Oval.

Harmison, after bowling two overs which cost 27 runs, had just been taken out of the attack when he slipped while fielding at mid-on.

"He's hobbling around but the physio says it hasn't swollen up too much, which is a good sign," said the England captain, Nasser Hussain. "He will go for the regulation scans."

Hussain was full of praise for Andrew Caddick, who was made Man of the Match for his four wickets, two of which were taken in a key period near the end of Sri Lanka's innings.

"Andy's had a really good couple of weeks," Hussain enthused. "We've missed Darren Gough's experience on this tour but Andy has got his rhythm and confidence back.

"The wicket in Sydney at the Test match helped him regain his confidence. The bounce at Sydney gave him his confidence back and he has always been fit, which means he will always grow as a tour continues whereas others fade away.

"I thought it was the best game in the tournament so far. Sri Lanka thought they had it in the bag for a while but we used our brains well. "I think we need a point now to make the final but we'll play our next game (against Australia in Adelaide) normally and see what we can get from it."

Caddick said: "Things are going well for me at the moment. There's plenty of rhythm there and I'm getting the ball in the right area.

"I'm quite happy to take responsibility but it would be nice for our younger players to pull through and get experience under their belts."

England also had Alec Stewart to thank for another sterling performance with the bat and behind the stumps.

"Alec had an excellent game and I thought he should possibly have been man of the match, Hussain added. "It was typical of him when in our management meeting yesterday he said he would like to bat at five. If you back yourself that much you bat at five."

Michael Vaughan justified the confidence Hussain showed in his bowling, with seven overs of off-spin at a cost of just 35 and the wicket of Chaminda Vaas.

"He bowled well against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford last year and bowls well at left-handers, tucking them up a bit, and he did well under pressure because it's the first time he's bowled in a long time," Hussain said.

Both captains agreed that the turning point of match was when Sanath Jayasuriya was run out attempting a straightforward single which would have brought him his third ODI hundred in four innings.

Kumar Sangakkara obstructed his captain, who was left stranded as Hussain hit the stumps from mid-off.

"It was a lot closer than the result and probably the best game of the tournament so far," Hussain said. "Our coach has told us we don't hit the stumps enough so it was nice to hit and Sangakkara also did us a favour. That was the turning point because Sanath was playing beautifully."

Jayasuriya said: "It was the crucial thing because I was batting well. The match would have changed if I had been there but unfortunate things happen."