Dejected West Indies captain Brian Lara said his team had played "bad cricket" in the World Cup, failed to handle the pressure and did not deserve to make it to,,
After their none too impressive show against minnows Ireland, New Zealand, who are just a game away from qualifying for the semi-finals, will look to put up their best performance against Sri Lanka here on Thursday...
"It's too long. It's too long for everyone," said Hayden, referring to the fact that Australia's seven-wicket win over England in St Peter's on Sunday was their first game in more than a week.
"We felt we were a little bit tentative against Bangladesh, and we wanted to come out and express ourselves and not restrict ourselves in the way we play," said South Africa captain Graeme Smith.
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