More bruises for the World Cup
Robert Craddock, writing in The Australian , says the lack of support for West Indies in Antigua has given the World Cup another black eye .
Peter English
25-Feb-2013
Robert Craddock, writing in The Australian, says the lack of support for West Indies in Antigua has given the World Cup another black eye.
The opening of the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium proved an anti-climax with the 20,000-seat structure barely half-full. The Antigua government did all it could to make yesterday's game a promotional hit by declaring a national holiday. But local fans have become incensed at the rules of the tournament which do not allow food, drink or musical instruments to be brought into the ground.
Chloe Saltau takes up a similar theme in The Age.
Viv Richards, who was sitting in his own stadium, praises Matthew Hayden after his 158 against West Indies. "He is a guy on top of his form and he's peaking at the right time,” Richards told AAP.
The Tonk, the Sydney Morning Herald’s blog, wonders if it has been too harsh on Hayden.
Peter English is former Australasia editor of ESPNcricinfo