Bracken wishes early wrap-up
Afp, Gros Islet
Australian seamer Nathan Bracken said it was crucial to wrap up convincing wins over Sri Lanka and New Zealand to deliver a crucial psychological blow against potential World Cup final opponents.The defending champions demolished Sri Lanka by seven wickets and then the Black Caps by a huge 215 runs as Ricky Ponting's side cruised into the semifinals with a 100-per cent record. Australia, the two-time defending champions, face South Africa here on Wednesday with New Zealand clashing with Sri Lanka in the other semifinal in Jamaica on Tuesday. "Seeing as New Zealand and Sri Lanka are both in the semifinals, we saw it as important to win those games," said left-arm seamer Bracken who shrugged off the significance of Sri Lanka resting Chaminda Vaas and Muttiah Muralidaran for their Super Eights clash.
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