Cricket

Tremlett to join England World Cup squad

Chris Tremlett is to join England's World Cup squad as a travelling reserve after a spate of injuries to their bowling attack.

Inside Cricket

Organisers confident of safe cricket World Cup

Wednesday, 9 February 2011

With Pakistan scratched from the itinerary and peace descending on Sri Lanka, there is a growing feeling that the spectre of terror is no longer stalking the World Cup in the subcontinent like it did 15 years ago.

Bopara handed World Cup chance after injured Morgan is ruled out

Wednesday, 9 February 2011

Will Hawkes: Ravi Bopara has been called up to the England World Cup squad after it was confirmed yesterday that Eoin Morgan would not be fit to play in the tournament.

Morgan is ruled out of World Cup

Tuesday, 8 February 2011

England's worst World Cup fears were realised today when their leading one-day batsman Eoin Morgan was ruled out of the tournament with a fractured finger.

Trott was hot but has 6-1 loss hurt global goal?

Tuesday, 8 February 2011

England's players were largely unmotivated for the one-day series. Stephen Brenkley asks how the defeat will affect their World Cup bid.

Hauritz and Hussey to miss World Cup for Australia

Tuesday, 8 February 2011

Nathan Hauritz and Mike Hussey are set to miss the World Cup after Cricket Australia confirmed they had applied to replace them in their 15-man squad.

ICC encouraged by World Cup stadium progress

Tuesday, 8 February 2011

Eden Gardens should still be able to host three World Cup matches after an International Cricket Council inspection team was encouraged by progress at the ground.

Ponting fit enough to 'play tomorrow'

Tuesday, 8 February 2011

Ricky Ponting will be fit for the World Cup. The Australian captain, speaking at yesterday's Allan Border Ceremony in Melbourne, said he was confident he will have recovered sufficiently from a broken finger to be part of the Australian team when the competition begins in just under two weeks.