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Former Australian captain Steve Waugh has described the national selectors' decision to omit Mike Hussey from Australia's World Cup defence as "staggering."Hussey always maintained he would be fit for the start of the knock-out stages and Waugh said the 35-year-old, a veteran of 151 one-day internationals, would have provided the necessary experience to an Australian side looking for a fourth straight World Cup victory.
"At the end of the day, it's all about quarter-finals. You win three games from there and you win the World Cup," said Waugh.
"If Mike Hussey could have been fit to play in the tournament he should have gone. I'm sure Ricky Ponting would have wanted him to go away with them."
"His experience is invaluable, particularly on the sub-continent wickets and he plays spin well. I was staggered he wasn't picked."
Kumar Sangakkara wants his team to keep their nerve after disappointment of defeat to Pakistan:
Sri Lankan captain Sangakkara has urged his team not to panic after losing to their sub-continent rivals and wants to get their campaign back on track against Kenya.
"We have Kenya next, followed by Australia. So we will look back on the defeat and learn from our mistakes which is very important," said Sangakkara.
"There are a few things we can learn. Bowling a better line and length is important and when we bat partnerships are important and we shouldn't panic.
"We are just going to keep preparing and keep playing as best we know how. There's a long way to go in this tournament so we just have got to keep plugging on."
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Injury ravaged West Indies taking nothing for granted against the Netherlands:
West Indies coach Ottis Gibson said his side will not make the mistake of taking the Netherlands lightly as they search for their first group win.
Gibson's side are desperately trying to regroup after the shattering loss of three players to injury and will need to learn from England's poor display against the Netherlands.
"I would not like to call the Associate nations minnows. One should call them lesser known teams," said Gibson. "I expect those guys to come hard on us. They were beaten by England, but showed lot of promise against them.They were full of energy."
Kenya's preparations to face Canada disrupted by in-fighting:
Samir Inamdar, head of Kenyan Cricket, has revealed differences between the players and coach Eldine Baptiste and criticised the national team's performance at the World Cup so far.
Kenya face Canada in their next group game after huge losses to New Zealand, who bowled them out for 69, followed by a 205-run defeat to Pakistan.
"The coach has his own way of doing things which did not go down well with some senior players," Inamdar told Reuters.
"But ultimately, the coach has a duty to do and the players as well have a duty. I hope they will overcome those differences and play well.
"The board and I are disappointed by the performance so far. I don't mind losing to teams like New Zealand and Pakistan because they are obviously better than us but we should be competitive."
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