Australian captain Michael Clarke talks about his team’s World Cup quarter-final match against Pakistan at Adelaide on Friday.
Sarfraz Ahmed was asked to open in the last two matches against South Africa and Ireland and has performed very well. It was his performance that gave our innings a good start.
Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel and Vernon Philander are names that can send a shiver through an opponent — but only when they have a red ball in hand, clothing is white and pitch has clippings of live grass.
England have finished their engagements in Group A with the same number of points as Afghanistan, who are lying in the second last position. Scotland is last in the group, but they still have a match in hand.
Irish captain William Poterfield talks of his World Cup match against Pakistan on Sunday.
While India are the clear favourites, Zimbabwe, who have managed just one win so far, will look to salvage some pride before they end their World Cup campaign.
It hasn’t been a good day for England by any stretch of imagination. First they were knocked out of the World Cup in humiliating fashion by a spirited Bangladesh unit. Then they had to endure Rameez Raja before they could make it to their dressing room.
Perhaps nobody in Bangladesh knows the passion, the journey, the joy as their skipper Mashrafe Mortaza.
Peter Moores, the England coach, talks about his team’s World Cup match against Bangladesh on Monday.
Chasing 180-odd, when Virat Kohli was batting, I was smiling as he looked in so much control. He was certainly happy with the low target.