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I see Mike Hussey was ready to play for W.A in the Sheffield Shield but the ACB stopped him, meaning he would have been ok to play in the W.C.
Horrible decision not to send Mr Cricket.
Agree 100%.
I see Mike Hussey was ready to play for W.A in the Sheffield Shield but the ACB stopped him, meaning he would have been ok to play in the W.C.
Horrible decision not to send Mr Cricket.
Australia batsman Mike Hussey could play in ICC Cricket World Cup after injury to Doug Bollinger
The exit of Doug Bollinger from the ICC Cricket World Cup means Mike Hussey could be on his way to the subcontinent, after being told by Cricket Australia he'd be considered as an injury replacement.
Epic encounter ends in thrilling tie
India 338 (Tendulkar 120, Bresnan 5-48) tied with England 338 for 8 (Strauss 158, Bell 69, Zaheer 3-64)
On an evening that simply beggared belief, England tied with India in an incredible finale in Bangalore. Andrew Strauss was England's inspiration, producing an extraordinary 158 from 145 balls, the highest score by an English batsman in World Cup history, as England threatened the unthinkable, and set off in full pursuit of India's seemingly unobtainable total of 338 - a score that had been made possible by a brilliant 120 from Sachin Tendulkar.
O'Brien blazes Ireland to glory
Ireland 329 for 7 (K O'Brien 113, Cusack 47, Swann 3-47) beat England 327 for 8 (Trott 92, Bell 81, Pietersen 59, Mooney 4-63) by three wickets
Kevin O'Brien stunned England with the fastest hundred in World Cup history as Ireland secured their greatest victory with a monumental three-wicket triumph in Bangalore. O'Brien clubbed a magnificent 113 off 63 deliveries as Ireland earned the highest World Cup run-chase with four balls to spare. After he'd added a match-changing 162 with Alex Cusack, John Mooney joined him to play the innings of his life and help write another famous chapter in Irish sport.
haha, up the pomsLOL @ England!