An unconvincing net session by injured Pakistan opener Saeed Anwar increased speculation he will miss his side’s opening World Cup match against Australia at The Wanderers on Tuesday.
Anwar, who suffered a severely bruised left elbow when he was hit by a delivery from team mate Shoaib Akhtar last week, batted briefly against a bowling machine on Monday.
He was seen flexing his arm afterwards. Earlier he took part in a fielding drill but did not throw the ball over-arm.
Pakistan captain Waqar Younis rated the 34-year-old as “50-50″ to play, but with …

Exactly a week after the cricket got under way in this World Cup, England will at last take the field. They were due to make a late entry anyway with the much discussed match against Zimbabwe in Harare last Thursday, but the cancellation of that one means that the encounter with the Netherlands at Buffalo Park, East London takes on an even greater magnitude.
From an English point of view, it is unthinkable that there should be an upset in this one, but the possibilities cannot be totally overlooked. To say …