New Zealand Eye Aussie Win To Lift Spirits

New Zealand cricket captain Daniel Vettori believes a victory over World Cup trans-Tasman rivals Australia will contribute to lifting national spirits devastated by the deadly earthquake Christchurch.

The team of 15 people desperate efforts for news about heart caught in Tuesday's earthquake of 6.3 magnitude which killed at least 65 people, with the team conceded left shocked and numbed by tragedy .

"The greatest thing we can do is to win the Australian hopefully help bring some relief to people who are so rough for a home," said Vettori.

"It was a tough day. Five or six of the team and management team based in Christchurch, so it's been a difficult time for them to discover that their families are safe."

"We all have family or friends in Christchurch, it has been difficult. We feel it too, and the Canterbury community is in our thoughts and prayers. "

"It's hard to deal with its context. The guys think about the wives and children at home who are struggling with the consequences. It can be a distraction, which will be a testing time."

New Zealand players who face the defending champions Australia in Nagpur on Friday, is regularly used Twitter throughout the day in search of information and offer his condolences.

"Everybody families are good, but very flat and numbness in the team," veteran Scott Styris writing. "The training was difficult."

Opening drummer Martin Guptill said thoughts were with their fellow team.

"Thoughts are with those in Chch today. Horrible thing to have happened again," Guptill tweeted.

England vs Netherlands Live Cricket Match Highlights

Netherlands vs England Live Cricket Match Highlights: Watch Cricket Match England meets Netherlands.Netherlands vs England Cricket Match Scheduled at

England in the Netherlands in the fifth game of the 2011 World Cup. The game will be played in Nagpur VCA February 22 and will be a day-night game.

Netherlands hope that their captain, Peter Borren recovers from his injury, but more importantly, it is all-rounder Ryan ten hours Doeschate who expect a move. If Borren evil is still a good chance that Bas Zuiderent replace him on the bench.

England, the best opportunity to play good cricket in this tournament is a great victory for the opposition to begin. They expect the measure will have some sort of career after a poor performance against Canada and the bowlers to deal with disability issues to manage.

England vs Netherlands Match Scheduled:

ICC Cricket world cup 2011

England vs Netherlands

Date: Tue Feb 22, 2011 09:00 GMT

Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur

ICC Cricket world cup 2011 England Team :

Andrew Strauss, Ian Bell, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Paul Collingwood, Moin Morgan, Kevin Pietersen, Matt Prior, Ajmal Shahzad, Graeme Swann, James Tredwell, Jonathan Trott, Luke Wright, Michael Yardy, James Anderson.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Netherlands Team :

Peter Borren, Adeel Raja, Wesley Barresi, Mudassar Bukhari,Atse Buurman, Tom Cooper,Tom de Grooth, Alexei Kervezee , Bradley Kruger, Bernard Loots,Pieter Seelaar, Eric Szwarczynski, Ryan ten Doeschate, Berend Westdijk, Bas Zuiderent.

Australia Struggle To Break Free From Zimbabwean Spin

Champions Australia were originally linked Zimbabwe's spinners, before and managed to get free 262 service operates six of their opening match of the World Cup on Monday.

Entangled by a barrage of spin bowling inspired Australia prudent in their approach at the beginning and the need of a few powerful blows to the final before a packed stadium in Ahmedabad district in an area that does not have demons in him.

Lusty frames by Vice-captain Michael Clarke (58 not from 55 balls), David Hussey and Steve Smith at the end of the innings ensured Australia passed 250-run mark.

Zimbabwe began with pacem Chris Mpofu and the experienced left arm spinner Ray Price at the other end and the two players managed to keep open Shane Watson (79) and Brad Haddin under control, because he managed a paltry 28 runs in the first 10 overs .

Haddin, 16, was lucky to survive when the ball towards the stumps after hitting the block, but failed to reap the sureties.

What was surprising was the approach of the work, which never seemed to attack the bowling, except 14 transferred from Mpofu who went for 17 points and included four boundaries.

Sweep shot, the batsmen selected against slow bowling was not working a lot, because Zimbabwe's spinners crossed sweaters dizzying pace.

At one point, had more than 17 overs per hour, three more than the desired amount.

Zimbabweans also used the appropriate decision review system and became successful in both their references to get rid of Watson and Haddin leg before their spinners.

India vs Bangladesh World Cup 2011 Cricket Match Highlights

Bangladesh vs India World Cup 2011 Cricket Match Highlights: Today's World Cup 2011 Cricket Match between India amd Bangladesh.Bangladesh vs India World Cup 2011 Cricket Match scheduled at 19 Feb 2011, Time:14:00 IST'

India take on Bangladesh in the first game of the 2011 World Cup. The game will be played on 19 February and will be played at Shere Bangla Mirpur inches

India and Bangladesh have both won their opening match in the warm-up matches. India defeated Australia in a low-scoring match, while Bangladesh has burned Canadians in another game This game is a game of rancor between the two parties in a variety of reasons.

On the one hand, Bangladesh had beaten in the first game, both sides have played in the 2007 World Cup. In consequence of this, if India has sent packing from the tournament and they were waiting for this opportunity-cons attack.

Bangladesh, on the other hand, it is unfortunate that the Indian opener Sehwag calling for a normal team in a test match a year ago and seems to ensure that they can do to eat his words.

India vs Bangladesh World Cup 2011 Cricket Match Details:

India vs Bangladesh - Match 1 of ICC Cricket World cup 2011 - Group B

Date:19 Feb 2011, Time:14:00 IST

Venue: Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur - Bangladesh

Lyon Meets Nancy Soccer Match

The first round match of the Ligue 1 a24a is meeting at the Stade Gerland in Lyon, where Olympique receives the reply, Nancy.

After 23 rounds this past competition season, the host team, ranked Lyon A4a rankings with 38 points accumulated, while his opponent, Nancy, was at the bottom of the league, ranking with 28 points a14a close .

Between the two teams have played 18 direct meetings, not less than 15 were won by Lyon, only one of Nancy, while the two parties ended in a draw. Olympique is a return to form, the proof being the last round match of the players on the field at St.

Etienne, where they have won a resounding 4-1 through goals by Gomis marcarte, ag-Bayal, Bastos and Briand, while Nancy and passing it through a return to managing a victory with Auxerre, 3-1 in round previously. Lyon is free but can Ligue1 most valuable team, which included the best players in recent years in France, Gourcouff, Gomis, Lisandro, etc. Bastos.

But like i said in some meetings still need matches together to be fully known, while Nancy is a weak team that ranked each season about the battle to save from relegation, or a place of middle ranking.

We are confident that Lyon will be able to continue the series of victories that started with Saint Etienne, and in this first match of the round will be able to establish itself firmly enough in front of Nancy, who do not believe they come with hopes Stade Gerland too big. Lyon win disability prognosis.

Skippers in Rickshaws As World Cup Opens

Opening Ceremony of the World Cup was launched on Thursday, heads of 14 competing teams marched through the historic draped Bangabandhu Stadium in Dhaka rickshaw colored.

Protected by a glass plate armor, Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina saw that the house pattern Shakib Al Hasan has received an enthusiastic reception from the packed room on arrival at the rear of the parade unusual.

two-hour event, with Ricky Ponting, captain of defending champions Australia have resulted in a sparkling three-wheeled parade of 3500 saw the artists to put the show reflects the Indian, Sri Lanka and the culture of Bangladesh.

India singer Sonu Nigam and Runa Laila based in Bangladesh and the veteran Canadian rocker Bryan Adams was the title of the book.

"I hope the game will be memorable and exciting," said Sheikh Hasina.

"It gives me great pleasure to declare at the 2011 Cricket World Cup open."

Dhaka has been spruced up for the World Cup, which seeks to take advantage of a golden opportunity to rebrand a country often known as the devastating floods and cyclones.

The poorest nation in South Asia has invested more than $ 100 million to store for the tournament co-hosted with India and Sri Lanka, watching the final as the biggest event since independence in 1971.

The beggars were paid to stay off the roads, street vendors were evicted from overcrowded sidewalks and buildings given a fresh coat of paint. Efforts were also made to reduce congestion in the capital infamous lively.

Although the hosts of Bangladesh in 1949, only eight games in two places in Dhaka and the port city of Chittagong, the whole nation is an excerpt from the cricket fever.

Opening Ceremony To Inaugurate The World Cup

Cricket World Cup is set to be inaugurated with a ceremony here Thursday that the showpiece game returns to the subcontinent after 15 years, took off from the controversy over the Gardens of Eden is a game stripped of that famous is co-organizers from India.

The capital of Bangladesh, which has been renewed for the biggest event in the history of cricket, will be the focus of the Cricket World with a two-hour show of song, dance and laser shows at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.

Internationally renowned rock star Bryan Adams and Indian vocal trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy will be among the performers set the stage for the tournament, which is the growing role of the entertainment aspect has begun to play the game.

Two days later, Bangladesh and the co-organizers from India in the conflict opener at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on the outskirts of Dhaka marks the onset of 43 days spread over 13 sites in three countries.

The other host country Sri Lanka begin their campaign against Canada in a small group, meeting in Colombo on Sunday.

The subcontinent has his first meeting with the World Cup, when India and Pakistan, hosted in 1987, before Sri Lanka joined them in 1996.

It is appropriate that the World Cup was held in the subcontinent as the region itself in the middle of the game, while 1992 champions Pakistan will be one of the co-organizers and Bangladesh, in its twenty-fifth anniversary of cricket one day.