1.   Fiery pace bowler Hughes seems certain to escape punishment after it appeared he spat at Greatbatch and then obscenely gestured to the crowd when the Kiwi batsman was dismissed.

2.   Paul Adams dismissed overnight batsman Ijaz Ahmed on his second ball of the first over when he had the right-handed batsman leg before.

3.   Atherton took an excellent reflex catch at gully to dismiss test batsman Adam Parore for a duck and Andrew Caddick clutched an athletic one-handed catch at mid-off.

4.   Fast bowler Chaminda Vaas dismissed two batsmen in nine overs and two others were run out.

5.   He became only the second bowler in World Cup history to dismiss three batsman with consecutive balls.

6.   Hoggard earlier struck twice in successive overs to dismiss overnight batsman Rahul Dravid for three and skipper Sourav Ganguly for a duck.

7.   The lanky offspinner claimed six of the seven wickets that fell after lunch, twice dismissing batsmen with successive deliveries.

8.   The lanky offspinner claimed six of the seven wickets to fall after lunch, twice dismissing batsmen with successive deliveries.

9.   Against New Zealand in Perth he was fined and warned for his ill-tempered farewell to dismissed batsman Shane Bond.