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Morgan to miss World Cup with fractured finger
Eoin Morgan, England’s star one-day batsman, has been ruled out of the World Cup due to a broken middle finger on his left hand, and Ravi Bopara has been brought into the squad in his place. England’s coach Andy ...
Ireland pick Ed Joyce for World Cup.
Ed Joyce, the former England batsman who also plays for Sussex, has been picked in the 15-man Ireland squad for the 2011 World Cup. Ireland, led by batsman William Porterfield, have also selected allrounder Alex Cusack...
Lee and Tait win World Cup berths but siddle and doherty not.
Australia will risk both Brett Lee and Shaun Tait at the World Cup after they were chosen in the 15-man squad for the trophy defence beginning in India next month. Peter Siddle and Xavier Doherty were not included...
Hussey brothers named in Australia’s CWC squad.
Mike Hussey was included in the final 15-man Australia squad for the World Cup announced on Tuesday despite a hamstring injury, while his brother David has earned a first call-up for cricket’s showpiece event.
Australia, who have won...
Canada World Cup plans hit by visa problems for four players
Rizwan Cheema is a key player for Canada but has not been issued an Indian visa.
Canada’s preparation for the World Cup has been hampered by a delay in Indian visas for four key players in their squad.
Batsman...
Shoaib Malik left out of World Cup probables.
Pakistan have left out experienced allrounder and former captain Shoaib Malik from the list of 30 probables for the 2011 World Cup. Malik had been under the scanner of the PCB’s integrity committee and ultimately appears to have failed...
Clint McKay out of World Cup 2o11.
Clint McKay, the right-arm bowler, is out of contention for the World Cup after being diagnosed with a stress fracture in his left foot. McKay, who grabbed 27 wickets at 19.59 for Australia in 2010, requires an...
Jayasuriya, Vaas out of SL World Cup squad
World Cup-winning veterans Sanath Jayasuriya and Chaminda Vaas were left out of Sri Lanka’s final World Cup squad of 15 players named on Friday by the national selection committee headed by Aravinda de Silva.
The...
Australian selectors face tough questions.
Australia’s 15-man World Cup squad must be named by Wednesday, but after years of planning the selectors face a string of last-minute decisions. The injured Ricky Ponting is expected back in time for the tournament as he aims for his...
mr. cricket Mike Hussey doubtful for World Cup.
Mike Hussey’s place in Australia’s World Cup squad is in doubt after it was confirmed he suffered a hamstring tear while batting during the six-wicket win over England on Sunday.
Scans on Hussey’s left hamstring have revealed...
No Rohit Sharma and Ojha in World Cup squad but Chawla and Ashwin.
The exclusion of middle-order batsman Rohit Sharma was the surprise in India’s 15-man World Cup squad announced in Chennai. The other bone of contention had been the second specialist spinner’s slot, and the selectors have picked...
