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Bangalore has been confirmed as the venue to host England's World Cup clash with co-hosts India on February 27.

Durham star Liam Plunkett has been called up to the England one-day squad as the injury list continues to grow Down Under.

England all-rounder Stuart Broad is confident that he will be fit for the World Cup and has played down the current injury crisis.

England captain Andrew Strauss has blamed his side's poor batting performances for their downfall in the ODI series in Australia.

Chris Woakes took six wickets in a losing cause as Australia beat England by 51 runs in Brisbane to secure the ODI series.

Australia captain Michael Clarke has revealed that he wanted to play grade cricket in order to rediscover his form.

Former Australia one-day star Nathan Bracken has been forced to quit all forms of cricket due to a chronic knee injury.

England's current one-day series against Australia will not help the side prepare for the World Cup, according to Kevin Pietersen.

Tim Bresnan is confident that he will be fit for England's opening World Cup game against Holland on February 22.

Australian pacemen Mitchell Johnson believes he can play some part in the fifth ODI match with England in Brisbane on Sunday.

Paul Collingwood is confident that his batting form will return with three matches still to play in the one-day series with Australia.

England's World Cup game with India on February 27 will now not be played at Eden Gardens as work at the venue is still unfinished.

Andrew Strauss feels England are good enough to win the one-day series in Australia after victory in Wednesday's fourth ODI.

England coach Andy Flower remains positive Graeme Swann will be fit for the World Cup after being sent home early from Australia.

England fast bowler Chris Tremlett has been handed an incremental contract following his impressive form in the Ashes.

Graeme Swann will miss the rest of the one-day series with Australia as he looks to regain fitness for the upcoming World Cup.

James Anderson says the England camp are still in upbeat mood despite the disappointing start to the one-day series against Australia.

Andrew Strauss has highlighted England's poor batting as the cause for their third straight defeat in ODI's against Australia.

England have crumbled to a four-wicket defeat in Sydney after posting a lowly 214 in the third ODI of the seven-match series.

Ian Bell does not believe that fatigue should be used as an excuse for England's one-day failings as they prepare for the 3rd ODI.

New Zealand thrashed Pakistan by nine wickets to win the first of their six-game one-day international series in Wellington.

Australia's Nathan Hauritz may miss the World Cup as well as the rest of the ODI series against England.

Australia captain Michael Clarke admits Nathan Hauritz is unlikely to play any further part in the current ODI series due to injury.

Recalled Shaun Marsh was the difference as Australia took a 2-0 series lead with a 46-run victory in the 2nd ODI.

Muttiah Muralitharan has announced he is retiring from international cricket after the World Cup.

Michael Clarke admits Mike Hussey faces a race against time to be fit for the World Cup and would be a big loss if he fails to make it.

Australia batsman Usman Khawaja has signed a deal to play for Derbyshire for the first half of the 2011 county season.

New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori has quit his post as captain following the home series defeat at the hands of Pakistan.

Jacob Oram has won his fitness race following surgery and has been included in New Zealand's 15-man World Cup squad.

Matt Prior has won back his place in England's one-day squad and will go to the World Cup instead of Steven Davies.

England ace Graeme Swann could miss a large chunk of the current ODI Series against Australia as he is struggling with a knee injury.

Veteran batsman Mohammad Yousuf has missed out on a place in Pakistan's 15-man squad for the upcoming World Cup.

Bowling coach David Saker believes England have an attack capable of propelling the side to World Cup glory this year.

John Hastings was the shock inclusion in the Australia World Cup squad as the selectors unveiled their 15 players on Tuesday.

Sachin Tendulkar has been selected in India's 15-man World Cup squad despite concerns over his injured hamstring.

Ajmal Shahzad admits he would love to be part of the England set-up for the World Cup and feels his game could suit the conditions.

Australia batsman Shane Watson hit an outstanding 161 not out to help his side beat England by six wickets in Melbourne.

India's Sachin Tendulkar has been ruled out of the remainder of the one-day series with South Africa after sustaining an injury.

Andrew Strauss has backed all-rounder Paul Collingwood to rediscover his form during the one-day series with Australia.

Xavier Doherty has been chosen ahead of Nathan Hauritz for the opening one-day international against England on Sunday.

Pakistan wicketkeeper Adnan Akmal took five catches as the tourists started the second Test against New Zealand well.

Chief selector Geoff Miller wants England to be the number one ranked side in all three forms of the game.

Paul Collingwood does not feel England's T20 defeat to Australia will harm their chances in the upcoming one-day internationals.

New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori has called on his team to bounce back after their 10 wicket defeat to Pakistan.

Stuart Broad has a chance of playing in next month's World Cup after receiving promising news on his abdominal injury.

England's T20 captain Paul Collingwood has praised Eoin Morgan after he bailed England out yet again in the first match on Wednesday.

England have won a record eighth consecutive Twenty20 match with a narrow one-wicket win over Australia in Adelaide.

Andrew Hilditch has vowed to continue as Australia's chairman of selectors despite calls for him to go after the Ashes defeat.

Paul Collingwood is eager to maintain England's dominance over Australia with a record-breaking eighth successive T20 victory.

Nathan Hauritz has received a surprise call up to the Australian one-day side after it appeared that his international future was over.

Ricky Ponting has requested a review of the state of Australian cricket goes deeper than the Ashes humiliation by England.

Ian Bell may have batted himself into an opening spot in the ODI side, after his century helped England beat the Prime Minister's XI.

Paul Collingwood says he is surprised England colleagues James Anderson and Graeme Swann were not picked up in the IPL auction.

England coach Andy Flower says it'll be tough for his side to make the transition from Australia to the subcontinent for the World Cup.

Abdur Rehman and Wahab Riaz destroyed the New Zealand batting line-up to seal Pakistan's 10-wicket victory against New Zealand.

Cricket Australia boss James Sutherland has insisted there will be a full and intensive review of the country's cricket operations.

England team director Andy Flower insists that he will do all he can to steer the side to the top of the ICC Test rankings.

Pakistan are closing in on New Zealand's first innings total after taking command of the first Test in Hamilton.

Teams expect to pay almost £50million to sign players in the Indian Premier League auction on Saturday.

Michael Clarke believes there is a 'lot of talent' in the squad and that Australia should resist the urge to make wholesale changes.

James Anderson has been given a well-earned rest and will miss both Twenty20 matches and the first three one-day internationals.

England took the final three wickets in Sydney before lunch to seal another innings victory and with it, a 3-1 series triumph.

South Africa and India have shared the Test series after the third Test petered out into a draw in Cape Town on Thursday.

Paul Collingwood feels he still has plenty to offer the one-day game after announcing his retirement from Test cricket.

England are just three wickets away from winning the fifth Test and claiming a 3-1 Ashes success after another dominant day Down Under.

Former Australian captain Ian Chappell is unhappy that Ricky Ponting was allowed to sit in the Aussie dressing room in Sydney.

England bowling hero James Anderson believes he has a job to do with the bat on day three of the 5th Ashes Test in Sydney.

England ended day two of the fifth Test in Sydney on 167-3, with Alastair Cook not out on 61, in reply to Australia's 280.

South Africa's Jacques Kallis hit his 39th Test century but honours are even after day two of the deciding Test with India.

It has been confirmed that Australia captain Ricky Ponting will undergo surgery on fractured finger on Tuesday.

England seamer Tim Bresnan believes his side had a good first day as Australia recorded a score of 134-4 at stumps in Sydney.

Andrew Strauss believes Michael Clarke has been given a tough start as Australia captain, particularly as he is struggling for form.

Former England captain Andrew Flintoff says there is no room for sentiment and Eoin Morgan should be given an Ashes chance.

Australia captain Michael Clarke has backed debutants Usman Khawaja and Michael Beer to make an impact in the final Test in Sydney.

Michael Beer admits he has no experience of playing in Sydney and will be looking for advice ahead of the 5th Ashes Test.

Mike Hussey admits it will be different having Michael Clarke in charge for the fifth Test but stressed he has the players' support.

Kamran Akmal hopes he can get back into the Pakistan side after co-operating fully with the Pakistan Cricket Board.