Bresnan is continuing his rehabilitation from injury in Bangladesh

The International Cricket Council has banned players and coaches from 'tweeting' during World Cup games to ensure illegal bookmakers do not use the views of players and team staff on Twitter as betting guides. (AP).

Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar will play in Wednesday's World Cup warm-up match against New Zealand after being rested for the 38-run victory over Australia on Sunday.

Fast bowler Zaheer Khan, who also missed the Australia game with a groin strain, will be fit for the opening match of the World Cup against Bangladesh on Saturday. (AP)

England seamer Tim Bresnan is ahead of schedule in his recovery from a calf injury but he has vowed not to rush his return. The Yorkshireman will miss England's opening warm-up match against Canada on Wednesday and is also likely to sit out the second game against Pakistan on Friday. (Press Association)

Sri Lanka's opening World Cup match against Canada at the 35,000 capacity Hambantota Stadium on Sunday, 20 February has sold out. (AFP)

Netherlands captain Peter Borren could miss their opening World Cup game against England next Tuesday in Nagpur. An abdominal strain ruled Borren out of today's warm-up match against Kenya. (AFP)

The owner of a printing press in Bangladesh has been sent to jail and three of his staff have been fined for producing fake tickets for the World Cup. (AP)

Captain Ricky Ponting says Australia's middle-order batsmen will need to work a lot harder against spin bowling if they are to win a fourth successive World Cup.
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Australia's Cameron White has said he has no intention of bowling at the World Cup. White, who made his Test debut as a leg-spinning all-rounder in 2008, said his current aim is to polish his batting after a lean summer when he averaged just 17.50 against Sri Lanka and 30.16 against England. He last bowled in a ODI against Scotland in 2009. (PA)

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