Zimbabwe captain Prosper Utseya has talked up his side’s chances of reaching the Super Eights.

The slow pitches present so far in the West Indies could cause bookmakers and teams to change their odds and team selection.

Ricky Ponting has hit back at claims of poor on-field behaviour from the Australian cricket team made by Sunil Gavaskar late last week.

Inzamam-ul-Haq has denied speculation of an exit from cricket after the World Cup saying he has no intention of retiring from the game.

The Pakistan Cricket Board have banned their players from speaking English at World Cup news conferences.

West Indies legend Sir Garfield Sobers has declared the World Cup open in Jamaica in a $2.6 million event that lasted over three hours.

Cursed, jinxed or just not good enough? Whatever the reason, South Africa’s previous adventures in World Cup Land have been eventful but ultimately disappointing.

Matthew Hayden is expected to recover from his broken toe in time for Australia’s first World Cup game against Scotland.

Craig Wright has today advocated a regular home series between his side and the English in a bid to boost cricket in his home country.

The warm-up matches have clearly shown that the predicted high scores in World Cup 2007 look unlikely to occur.