It's Australia, Sri Lanka . . . Oh, And Pietersen

IT MIGHT have dragged on, but the World Cup has provided some brilliant cricket. I've picked my team of the tournament but it became an exercise - and a tough one at that - in picking which Australian or Sri Lankans to leave out.

Ponting Puts Heat On Lanka

READING straight from the successful 2003 blueprint, Australian captain Ricky Ponting has questioned how Sri Lanka's young players, including the punk slinger Lasith Malinga, will handle the pressure of their first World Cup final tonight.

Murali Is Not For Turning - Latest Spin From Sri Lanka

JUST when the world's batsmen thought they had a handle on Muthiah Muralidaran's controversial doosra, Sri Lanka's alluring off-spinner is perplexing them with a more subtle range of deliveries at the World Cup.