Pakistan beat Ireland to take last quarter-final spot
Jesse Hogan 10:37 PM Pakistan guaranteed their progression in the World Cup, to a quarter-final match against Australia on Friday, by coasting to a seven-wicket victory over Ireland in Adelaide on Sunday.
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Windies go through by beating UAE
10:39 PM The West Indies have completed a comfortable six-wicket victory over the United Arab Emirates to make it to the World Cup quarter-finals.
Adelaide ideal for Aussie quicks: Cummins
Jesse Hogan 7:47 PM Pat Cummins hopeful he can stave off competition from Josh Hazlewood to retain his spot for the World Cup quarter-final at a venue, Adelaide Oval, he rates as ideal for Australia's pace bowlers.
Windies captain denies any rift in the ranks
10:31 PM West Indies skipper Jason Holder dismissed talk of a rift in the ranks Sunday as he led his side to a likely World Cup quarter-final against New Zealand.
UAE thank Steyn, Morkel for baptism of fire
9:45 PM World Cup amateurs United Arab Emirates prepared to head home to their day jobs on Sunday with words of thanks to South African pacemen Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel and one regret over a dropped catch against Ireland.
Bottles of red to mark Johnson's 150 milestone
Andrew Wu 10:00 PM It's not quite the gift Ricky Ponting received from his teammates after his Test career but Mitchell Johnson was chuffed nevertheless with how his 150th one-day international appearance was commemorated.
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Cricket World Cup 2015 quarter-final draw
6:37 AM The run to the World Cup final heats up this week with four knockout matches:
Pakistan could recall Australia's Test tormenter Younis Khan for quarter-final clash
Jesse Hogan 2:35 AM Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has confirmed Younis Khan could be recalled for Pakistan's World Cup quarter-final against Australia.
Victoria close in on hosting final
7:52 PM Victoria beat Tasmania by 400 runs in the four-day clash at Traegar Park on Sunday.
Live Cricket World Cup: Ireland v Pakistan
1:06 PM Both teams need victory to guarantee their place in the quarter-finals and a probable match-up with Australia.
Live Cricket World Cup scores: West Indies v UAE
9:26 AM It's do or die for the West Indies with a big win their best hope of sneaking into the quarter-finals.
Ashes could see Kevin Pietersen go from outcast to messiah
Scyld Berry 9:11 AM Kevin Pietersen has bridges to mend, but his England return may well be decided by Australia's pace bowlers.
Scots face a Starc truth
Greg Baum 8:25 AM Ideally, Australia would have batted rather than bowled, for their own sake and that of the chirrupy Bellerive Oval crowd.
Misbah urges team not to waste new lease of life
Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq has urged his team to build on the momentum gained over the last two weeks as they clash with Ireland in a must-win World Cup game at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday.
No favours for Windies, says UAE
There won't be any favours for the West Indies in their must-win World Cup clash against the United Arab Emirates on Sunday.
Dhoni happy with victory under pressure
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was delighted to see his team cope with the pressure of chasing down Zimbabwe's 287 on Saturday, insisting the extensive workout will help them in the World Cup knockout rounds.
Taylor sad about leaving national team
Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor says he will miss representing his country after playing his last one-day international against India in Auckland on Saturday but insisted life goes on.
Quarter-finals will draw the best out
Geoff Lawson I was tempted to suggest that Australia have cruised into the quarter finals of the Cup given their recent strong victories.
Clarke pleased as Australia beat Scotland
Jesse Hogan Michael Clarke has praised his bowlers for dismissing Scotland within 26 overs and his fellow batsmen for their selfless aggression in the chase which ensured Australia got the victory they needed to smooth their path in the looming finals of the World Cup.
Legal crusade that could cost cricket's former poster boy 'everything'
Eamonn Duff and Daniel Lane Eight years ago, Nathan Bracken produced a scintillating spell of bowling that helped Australia sweep aside Sri Lanka en route to being crowned 2007 Cricket World Cup champions. But on Wednesday, cricket's former poster boy will watch his team, on the sofa at home, having been "frozen out" of the sport.
Holland lifts Vics to verge of Shield final
Career best figures of 6-41 for spinner Jon Holland have helped Victoria to a dominant position in their match against Tasmania and put them within touching distance of a berth in next week’s Sheffield Shield final.
Starc stars as Australia overcome rain
Jesse Hogan The Hobart weather than threatened to wash out Australia's match against Scotland, and severely complicate their pursuit of the World Cup title, eventually behaved for long enough for the home team to swat their way to victory on Saturday night.
Ireland has done enough, says captain
Even if Ireland fail to make the quarter-finals of the cricket World Cup, they and the other associate members have shown enough promise to warrant inclusion in future tournaments, skipper William Porterfield said on Saturday.
Taylor ton in vain as India romps home
World champions India extended their unbeaten record at the cricket World Cup on Saturday with a six-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in their final group match before a noisy crowd of predominantly Indian supporters.
Cricket World Cup 2015: Australia v Scotland
David Sygall Australia must win their final pool game to wrap up second spot in Pool A, and with it an easier path to the final.
‘Whispering Death’ rails against Amir treatment
Daniel Lane Of all the reactions to 18-year-old fast bowler Mohammad Amir being caught out in the 2010 spot-fixing scandal none was as emotive as Michael Holding who, in his role as a commentator, was close to tears as he reviewed the crime.
Pietersen to shun IPL riches to aid comeback bid
Jesse Hogan Kevin Pietersen will renege on his Indian Premier League contract and instead play county cricket in a bid to win a recall to England's team in time for this year's Ashes.
Live Cricket World Cup scores: India v Zimbabwe
The final pool game for both teams. Regardless of the result, India will top the group while Zimbabwe will go home.
Fitzpatrick to step down as Southern Stars coach
Andrew Wu Former Tasmania coach Tim Coyle is among the contenders to replace Cathryn Fitzpatrick as the new coach of the Southern Stars.
Cummins in, Doherty out for Australia
Jesse Hogan Paceman Pat Cummins will return for Australia in Saturday's match against Scotland at the expense of Xavier Doherty.
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