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BRIDGETOWN – Who’s saying what at the 2007 cricket World Cup: * I know they had a machinery breakdown which didn’t help things.

But I went and spoke to the umpires at one stage and they said the ground staff were on their lunch break. That was a little more time that was killed.- Australia skipper Ricky Ponting, angry over the series of delays that reduced the match with Bangladesh in Antigua to a 22-over-a-side game.* Wasim Akram is one of the greatest bowlers of all time, a left-armer who swings it both ways with the new ball.To go past him is something special and something I’ll always remember.- Glenn McGrath after passing Akram’s World Cup wickets record.* They’ve come a long way since I first started playing against them and the exciting thing about them is that they’ve got a few 17, 18, 19-year-old kids in their side which is exciting for any team to have.- Ponting on Bangladesh after the Australians’ 10-wicket win over the Asian side.Nampa-AFPThat was a little more time that was killed.- Australia skipper Ricky Ponting, angry over the series of delays that reduced the match with Bangladesh in Antigua to a 22-over-a-side game.* Wasim Akram is one of the greatest bowlers of all time, a left-armer who swings it both ways with the new ball.To go past him is something special and something I’ll always remember.- Glenn McGrath after passing Akram’s World Cup wickets record.* They’ve come a long way since I first started playing against them and the exciting thing about them is that they’ve got a few 17, 18, 19-year-old kids in their side which is exciting for any team to have.- Ponting on Bangladesh after the Australians’ 10-wicket win over the Asian side.Nampa-AFP