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Big four to fire opening shots
Hosts West Indies, England, South Africa and Sri Lanka will fire the opening shots in their World Cup campaigns tomorrow at the start of series of warm-up matches.
Written by Agencefrancepresse
Bridgetown | March 8, 2007 12:00 AM IST
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Hosts West Indies, England, South Africa and Sri Lanka will fire the opening shots in their World Cup campaigns tomorrow at the start of series of warm-up matches.
West Indies, bidding to become the first host nation to win the title, face Kenya in Jamaica, England will look to pile up the runs against debutants Bermuda at St Vincent, the world8217;s leading team South Africa clash with Ireland in Trinidad, whileSri Lanka, the 1996 champions, will play Scotland in Barbados.
At Kingstown, England skipper Michael Vaughan will test his fitness after a combination of knee and hamstring injuries meant he has played in just three of his team8217;s 35 one-dayers. Influential batsman Kevin Pietersen will also test his recovery from the rib injury sustained in Australia.
Sri Lanka will also play New Zealand in a warm-up on March 9 before heading to Trinidad for their first round matches against India, Bangladesh and Bermuda.
Tomorrow8217;s warm-up matches:
8226; West Indies v Kenya 8212; at Jamaica
8226; England v Bermuda 8212; at St Vincent
8226; South Africa v Ireland 8212; at Trinidad
8226; Sri Lanka v Scotland 8212; at Barbados
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