PORT ELIZABETH (South Africa): The shadow of Muttiah Muralitharan looms over reigning champions Australia as they prepare for today's World Cup semi-final against Sri Lanka on a wicket tailor-made for the star off-spinner.
Muralitharan, voted by cricket's bible Wisden as the best Test bowler of all time, could not have asked for better conditions to stop the rampaging Australians from recording a 15th consecutive one-day victory.
