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Ponting prepares for South Africa threat
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 07:36:04 GMT

Ricky Ponting is confident Australia's strong record in big matches will help them through the semi-final with South Africa in St Lucia on Wednesday.

Vaughan epitomises England's headaches
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 07:36:04 GMT

There are thrashings, there are wallopings and then there's what happened to England today.

'We were superb' - Smith
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 07:36:04 GMT

As a Liverpool fan, Graeme Smith knows a thing or two about epic comebacks and though this wasn't in the Istanbul category, the nine-wicket pasting of a sorry England side was an emphatic riposte from a team that took umbrage at the Battle of the Bottle headlines prior to the game.

Ireland look to bow out on a high
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 07:36:04 GMT

For Ireland, victory or defeat is immaterial. They have already beaten Pakistan and Bangladesh, and tied with Zimbabwe, in a six-week campaign that has exceeded their wildest expectations..

Peaches, and creamed
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 07:36:04 GMT

Plays of the Day, England v South Africa, Super Eights, Barbados.

Clinical South Africa crush hopeless England
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 07:36:04 GMT

South Africa have not always played like a recent world No. 1 team during this World Cup, but at Bridgetown they were at their disciplined and incisive best, rolling England for 154 before disdainfully racing to their target in under 20 overs. Andrew Hall's career-best 5 for 18 blew away the middle order after Andre Nel's fire created the early breakthroughs.

Smith and the last chance saloon
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 07:36:04 GMT

Whatever the billing, it's a contest that South Africa simply have to win, and Smith was certain that it would be "a very explosive game".

New Zealand a serious threat - Ponting
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 07:36:04 GMT

Ricky Ponting believes New Zealand are as big a threat to Australia's World Cup defence as any team and said their fighting spirit would make them a tough opponent.

Pietersen ready for South Africa needle
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 07:36:04 GMT

When England's Kevin Pietersen bats against South Africa in a crucial World Cup Super Eights match on Tuesday he will be short of neither motivation nor confidence.

Butter fingers and de Villiers's starting troubles
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 07:36:04 GMT

Interesting moments of the day's play both on and off the field.