Australia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan and the West Indies were all successful in their warm up games ahead of the Twenty20 WC.

Rawalpindi allrounder Sohail Tanvir has been named as the replacement for Shoaib Akhtar after Akhtar was sent home for bad behaviour.

England have received a boost ahead of their one-day decider against India today with the news Andrew Flintoff has been declared fit.

The Black Caps have been hit by a virus on the eve of the Twenty20 World Cup with Brendon McCullum and Mark Gillespie being worst hit.

Michael Clarke is in the doubt for the opening match of the Twenty20 World Cup after suffering a lower abdominal strain.

England won the ODI series with India after an easy victory in the deciding game at Lord’s, bowling the tourists out for just 187.

The England selectors have opted to replace the injured Ryan Sidebottom with Dimitri Mascarenhas for the Twenty20 World Cup.

Sachin Tendulkar has denied any claims of his imminent retirement from ODIs saying he wants to continue playing for as long as he can.

The ICC have announced their awards short list with Australian captain Ricky Ponting heading the list with four nominations.

John Bracewell has confirmed that Brendon McCullum will open the batting during the Twenty20 World Cup while Jacob Oram will bat three.