Fired up: Pakistani fans believe their national team threw the match for $8 million. AP Protesting Pakistanis Angry fans accuse team of 'throwing' match Angry cricket fans mounted effigies of Pakistan's beaten World Cup players on donkeys and paraded them through the town of Punjab, witnesses said. FULL STORY Pakistan's manager blasts media over accusations Cricket-crazy Pakistan mourns World Cup loss Class of McGrath, Warne decisive
	Australia thrashes Pakistan to win World Cup In the wake of a match-fixing and bribery scandal, a lackluster West Indies one-day tour and amid speculation that Shane Warne was beyond his best, Australia comprehensively thrashed Pakistan by eight wickets in the final of the Cricket World Cup. Warne was easily the best bowler of the day as he found his way into Pakistan's timberyard, taking four wickets for 33 runs. After winning the toss Sunday morning Pakistan elected to bat. The match was delayed by half an hour following a heavy shower that took place as many of the fans arrived at the ground. FULL STORY
	Aussies won World Cup, tied 'real' final The one-sided World Cup final proved a failure, lacking the thrill and tension of the Australia-South Africa semifinal, which may go down as one of the finest one-day matches in history. FULL STORY
Best of the Rest • South Africans refuse to comment on umpiring • Warne charged by ICC over his comments • South Africa bowls over defending champs to win by 89 runs • Zimbabwe defeats India by three runs • India punters spend millions on World Cup betting • Akhtar vows to break 100 mph at World Cup • World Cup gets new format to test the best

Pick a Team ---------- Australia Bangladesh England India Kenya New Zealand Pakistan Sri Lanka Scotland South Africa West Indies Zimbabwe May 16 vs. West Indies, Bristol May 20 vs. Scotland, Chester-le-Street May 23 vs. Australia, Headingley May 28 vs. New Zealand, Derby May 31 vs. Bangladesh, Northampton Why did Pakistan lose the CWC final to Australia? Lost their nerve Australia too good Injuries Other View Results Terry Baddoo • Point of perspective Tunku Varadarajan • Final's chemistry Squad History

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