April28 Malinga and Murali targeted by: Alex Crampton Mind games before the World Cup final have continued, with Ricky Ponting saying Australia will target Malinga and Sri Lanka’s spinners.
April28 Australia beatable – Jayawardene by: Richard Edmunds Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene believes his team are capable of doing what has seemed impossible so far this tournament.
April28 Further setback for Giles by: Alex Crampton England spinner Ashley Giles will miss most of the English County season recovering from a hip operation.
April28 Australia Wins World Cup by: Cameron Burge A farcical finish to the final could not dampen Australia’s celebration at it’s three-peat of World Cup triumphs in Barbados today.
April27 Moody tells Aussies to back off by: Zac Gelman Tom Moody has called on the Australians to mind their own business after questioning SL’s decision to rest players in the Super 8s.
April27 Bracewell yet to decide future by: Zac Gelman NZ coach John Bracewell will wait until the analysis and review of his side’s performance is complete before assessing his own future.
April27 Bucknor to umpire fifth WC final by: James Nixon Steve Bucknor and Aleem Dar have been appointed the two on-field umpires for the World Cup final on Saturday in Barbados.
April26 Maharoof expected to play final by: James Nixon Dilhara Fernando is expected to be dropped from the Sri Lankan team for the World Cup final due to a poor semi-final performance.
April25 NZ “underperformed” says Crowe by: Richard Edmunds Former Black Caps captain Martin Crowe has blasted New Zealand’s 2007 World Cup campaign saying they failed to live up to expectations.
April25 SA crash and burn out of WC by: Zac Gelman Australia raced through to the World Cup finals in extraordinary circumstances after they destroyed the Proteas by seven wickets.