South Africa's Shaun Pollock slams his bat to the ground after he was bowled during South Africa's World Cup loss. AP Tie -- just not enough South Africa mourns semifinal defeat The pages of South African newspapers were laden with melancholy Friday over the national teams failure to qualify for the World Cup final. FULL STORY Ball-by-ball finish of semifinal Waugh: South Africa can be beaten Lance Klusener's Last 10 Innings
	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
	Australia advances, World Cup semi ends in tie To come so near,and yet finish so far. Lance Klusener battled gamely for South Africa in the closing moments of the game, but in the end all the Proteas could manage was 213 all out. Although this equaled Australia's innings, the men from Down Under will advance. Even though both teams finished the Super Sixes with six points apiece, Australia possessed a superior run rate. After an early collapse in the Australian innings Steve Waugh was instrumental in rebuilding it with the assistance of Michael Bevan. 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 15 India, Hove May 19 Sri Lanka, Northampton May 22 England, The Oval May 26 Kenya, Amstelveen (Netherlands) May 29 Zimbabwe, Chelmsford Terry Baddoo • Talent takes on tenacity Tunku Varadarajan • Final's chemistry Squad History

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