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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.
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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.
James Lawton: Banishment of brilliant young hope Amir is the greatest scandal of all
Monday, 7 February 2011
The ICC put three cricketers in the dock but you have to ask the whereabouts of the people who were in charge of Amir's well-being
Pakistan trio to appeal bans as ICC claims cricket is clean
Monday, 7 February 2011
Chief executive of ruling body believes spot-fixing scandal was an isolated case
Ashes victory trumps one-day humiliation says Strauss
Monday, 7 February 2011
A battered and bruised England flew out of Australia today with skipper Andrew Strauss certain their historic Ashes success had not been tarnished by the heavy one-day international series defeat.
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