Some cricket news:
Brett Lee (Aus) will miss the world cup due to injury! He must be totally gutted. With or without him though I don't think this is Australia's year.
To liven the thread up abit and for those who are interested...
Cricket World Cup History: (from BBC sport)
1975
West Indies captain Clive Lloyd lifts the inaugural World Cup
Winners: West Indies beat Australia by 17 runs
1979
Richards smashed 138 in the final at Lord's
Winners: West Indies beat England by 92 runs
1983
India captain Kapil Dev lifts the World Cup after beating West Indies
Winners: India beat West Indies by 43 runs
1987
Gatting's infamous reverse sweep dismissal sees England's World Cup hopes fade
Winners: Australia beat England by seven runs
1992
Wasim Akram and Aamir Sohail celebrate Pakistan's triumph in 1992
Winners: Pakistan beat England by 22 runs
1996
De Silva is mobbed as he raises his bat as Sri Lanka win the World Cup
Winners: Sri Lanka beat Australia by seven wickets
1999
Warne celebrates 4-33 in the final against Pakistan
Winners: Australia beat Pakistan by eight wickets
2003
Australia celebrate winning the World Cup for the third time with a 125-run victory over India
Winners: Australia 359-2 beat India by 125 runs
2007
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Cricket World Cup Records: (from BBC sport)
TOP RUNSCORERS
Sachin Tendulkar (India) ...1,732
Javed Miandad (Pakistan)... 1,083
Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka)... 1,064
Viv Richards (West Indies)... 1,013
Mark Waugh (Australia)... 1,004
MOST CENTURIES
Sourav Ganguly (India) ...4
Mark Waugh (Australia)... 4
Sachin Tendulkar (India)... 4
Ramiz Raja (Pakistan)... 3
Saeed Anwar (Pakistan)... 3
Viv Richards (West Indies)... 3
Ricky Ponting (Australia)... 3
HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORES
Gary Kirsten (South Africa)...188 not out v United Arab Emirates, 1996
Sourav Ganguly (India)...183 v Sri Lanka, 1999
Viv Richards (West Indies)... 181 v Sri Lanka, 1987
Kapil Dev (India)... 175 not out v Zimbabwe, 1983
Craig Wishart (Zimbabwe)...172 not out v Namibia, 2003
MOST WICKETS
Wasim Akram (Pakistan)... 55
Glenn McGrath (Australia)... 45
Javagal Srinath (India)... 44
Allan Donald (South Africa)... 38
Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka)... 36
BEST BOWLING FIGURES
Glenn McGrath (Australia)...7-15 v Namibia, 2003
Andy Bichel (Australia)... 7-20 v England, 2003
Winston Davis (West Indies)...7-51 v Australia, 1983
Gary Gilmour (Australia)... 6-14 v England, 1975
Shane Bond (New Zealand)... 6-23 v Australia, 2003
Ashish Nehra (India) 6-23 v England, 2003
MOST CATCHES (outfielders)
Ricky Ponting (Australia)... 18
Chris Cairns (New Zealand)... 16
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)... 15
Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka)... 14
Anil Kumble (India)... 14
Steve Waugh (Australia)... 14
MOST DISMISSALS (wicket-keepers)
Adam Gilchrist (Australia)... 35 (33 catches, 2 stumpings)
Moin Khan (Pakistan)...30 (23, 7)
Alec Stewart (England)... 23 (21, 2)
Ridley Jacobs (West Indies)... 22 (21, 1)
Wasim Bari (Pakistan)... 22 (18, 4)
Mark Boucher (South Africa)... 22
HIGHEST TEAM SCORES
Sri Lanka...398-5 v Kenya, 1996
India... 373-6 v Sri Lanka, 1999
West Indies... 360-4 v Sri Lanka, 1987
Australia... 359-2 v India, 2003
Zimbabwe... 340-2 v Namibia, 2003
LOWEST TEAM SCORES
Canada... 35 v Sri Lanka, 2003
Namibia...45 v Australia, 2003
Canada... 45 v England, 1979
Scotland... 68 v West Indies, 1999
Pakistan...74 v England, 1992