Although England lost 6-1 — and were relieved to secure that consolation victory at the Riverside — Swann said that victories over Sri Lanka and South Africa have convinced a squad expecting to return home at the earliest opportunity that it is good enough to win a first global event.

That self-belief has survived the four-wicket defeat by New Zealand at the New Wanderers on Tuesday, with Swann and Andrew Strauss, the captain, emphasising the importance of the toss two days ago and suggesting that England will have better prospects at the semi-final venue of Centurion, which also stages the final on Monday.

Swann did not hide the truth. “Most of that series we were awful and we knew we were awful,” he said. “We talked about playing fearless cricket, but we came across as timid as pussycats. Something has clicked over here. We took confidence from beating Sri Lanka, then Owais Shah and Paul Collingwood came to life against South Africa.

Australia vs England Live Streaming

Australia vs England Champions Trophy 1st Semi Final Live Streaming

Australia vs England Live Streaming

Sep 29, 2009

Match scheduled to begin at 14:30 local time (12:30 GMT)

England vs New Zealand Champions Trophy Live Streaming

England vs New Zealand Live Streaming

ICC Champions Trophy 2009 Live Streaming

England squad
AJ Strauss*, JM Anderson, RS Bopara, TT Bresnan, SCJ Broad, PD Collingwood, JL Denly, EJG Morgan, G Onions, MJ Prior†, AU Rashid, OA Shah, RJ Sidebottom, GP Swann, LJ Wright
New Zealand squad
DL Vettori*, SE Bond, NT Broom, IG Butler, BJ Diamanti, GD Elliott, JEC Franklin, MJ Guptill, GJ Hopkins†, BB McCullum†, KD Mills, JS Patel, AJ Redmond, LRPL Taylor, DR Tuffey

Live Updates

Sep 24, 2009

Match scheduled to begin at 09:30 local time (07:30 GMT)

South Africa vs New Zealand Champions Trophy 2009 Live Streaming

ICC Champions Trophy 3rd Match Live Streaming

ICC Champions Trophy 2009 Live Streaming

South Africa squad
GC Smith*, J Botha, HM Amla, MV Boucher†, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, HH Gibbs, JH Kallis, JA Morkel, M Ntini, WD Parnell, RJ Peterson, DW Steyn, LL Tsotsobe, RE van der Merwe

South Africa vs New Zealand Live streaming Online:

South Africa already lost to Sri Lanka so its very important match for Sa. New Zealand going to play their 1st match of ICC Champions Trophy 2009. New Zealand already won the warm up match against India. So it will be very good and entertainment match for audience.

Live Score

Sep 23, 2009

Match scheduled to begin at 14:30 local time (12:30 GMT)

Pakistan vs West Indies Live Streaming

ICC Champions Trophy 2nd Match Live Streaming

Shahid Afridi is set to lead Pakistan in their Champions Trophy opener against West Indies on Wednesday after Younus Khan suffered a finger injury in practice.

Younus sustained a hairline fracture of the little finger on his right hand and, although he has not definitely been ruled out, is unlikely to be risked against an under-strength West Indies.

“It happened during a warm-up game. The injury is not serious,” Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam revealed.

“It’s a hairline fracture. He is a strong person and does not want to miss a match. He will start practising so that he could be fit for the remaining games.

“It is most unlikely that he will play. He will start practising from tomorrow (Wednesday) and I am sure he will be ready to play against India in the next match (Sep 26).”

Pakistan squad
Younis Khan*, Shahid Afridi, Fawad Alam, Iftikhar Anjum, Imran Nazir, Kamran Akmal†, Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammad Aamer, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Yousuf, Naved-ul-Hasan, Saeed Ajmal, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul
West Indies squad
FL Reifer*, DJG Sammy, DE Bernard, TL Best, RT Crandon, TM Dowlin, ADS Fletcher, KR McClean, NO Miller, KOA Powell, DM Richards, KAJ Roach, DS Smith, GC Tonge, CAK Walton†

Match Schedule:
Sri Lanka vs West Indies ICC Champions Trophy 2009 Warm-Up
Date: Sep 20th, 2009
Time: 09:30 local time (07:30 GMT)

Sri Lanka

vs

West Indies

Sri Lanka vs West Indies Warm up Match Live streaming

Sri Lanka squad

TM Dilshan, ST Jayasuriya, DPMD Jayawardene, SHT Kandamby, CK Kapugedera, KMDN Kulasekara, SL Malinga, AD Mathews, BAW Mendis, M Muralitharan, KTGD Prasad, TT Samaraweera, KC Sangakkara*†, WU Tharanga, T Thushara
West Indies squad

DE Bernard, TL Best, RT Crandon, TM Dowlin, ADS Fletcher, KR McClean, NO Miller, KOA Powell, FL Reifer*, DM Richards, KAJ Roach, DJG Sammy, DS Smith, GC Tonge, CAK Walton†

Match Schedule:
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka ICC Champions Trophy 2009 Warm-Up
Date: Sep 18th, 2009
Time: 14:30 local time (12:30 GMT)

Pakistan

vs

Sri Lanka

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Warm up Match Live streaming

Pakistan vs West Indies Champions Trophy 2009 Live streaming

Pakistan squad
Fawad Alam, Iftikhar Anjum, Imran Nazir, Kamran Akmal†, Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammad Aamer, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Yousuf, Naved-ul-Hasan, Saeed Ajmal, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul, Younis Khan*
Sri Lanka squad
TM Dilshan, ST Jayasuriya, DPMD Jayawardene, SHT Kandamby, CK Kapugedera, KMDN Kulasekara, SL Malinga, AD Mathews, BAW Mendis, M Muralitharan, KTGD Prasad, TT Samaraweera, KC Sangakkara*†, WU Tharanga, T Thushara

Match Schedule:
South Africa vs West Indies ICC Champions Trophy 2009 Warm-Up
Date: Sep 18th, 2009
Time: 14:30 local time (12:30 GMT)

South Africa

vs

West Indies

 South Africa vs West Indies Warm up Match Live streaming

South Africa squad
GC Smith*, J Botha, HM Amla, MV Boucher†, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, HH Gibbs, JH Kallis, JA Morkel, M Ntini, WD Parnell, RJ Peterson, DW Steyn, LL Tsotsobe, RE van der Merwe
West Indies squad
FL Reifer*, DJG Sammy, DE Bernard, TL Best, RT Crandon, TM Dowlin, ADS Fletcher, KR McClean, NO Miller, KOA Powell, DM Richards, KAJ Roach, DS Smith, GC Tonge, CAK Walton†

Group A – India, Pakistan, West Indies and Australia

Group B – South Africa, Sri Lanka, New Zealand and England

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ICC finalises dates for 2009 Champions Trophy

The ICC will hold the postponed Champions Trophy between September 24 and October 5, 2009, it was decided during the second day of its board meeting in Dubai. The announcement ends months of uncertainty about the event which was originally scheduled for September this year in Pakistan but was postponed after several participating countries refused to travel over security fears in the country.

The ICC also said the event will be held in one city, possibly to ensure foolproof security arrangements, though Pakistan’s fate as host will be decided only after a review following India’s tour of the country in early 2009. Lahore and Karachi were the original venues. David Morgan, the ICC president, welcomed the decision to find a place for the tournament despite an increasingly packed Future Tours Program (FTP) and Lorgat thanked the participating countries for their cooperation. “I’m hugely encouraged by the spirit of togetherness and teamwork shown by our members in ensuring we have found a place for the Champions Trophy in next year’s calendar,” Lorgat said.

ICC Champions Trophy 2009 Schedule: