The countdown begins to...

13/03/07!!!!!

I'm so happy... happyhappyhappy! Happier'n a pig in sheeeyut! Now if only I knew where the hell I could watch it in Japan (damn it)!

Here's the lowdown on the teams! Cos I KNOW y'all wanna KNOW!!

Group A - Base: St. Kitts and Nevis

Australia
Ranked 1 in the world (sighhhhhh). Defending champions... I hope they get their ARSES kicked in this World Cup!

South Africa
Ranked 2 in the world! They are notorious Big Match chokers! They have disappointed themselves, their fans and most importantly, ME, consistently at every world cup since their re-admittance back into the world arena! The notable exception being 1992 - when they shocked everybody by NOT SUCKING after years and years of isolation! Hopefully, after winning the Greatest ODI Match Ever Played in the History of the sport, they will have put the choker reputation behind them! We'll see...

Scotland
Ranked ?? Just enjoy the beaches lads...

The Netherlands
Ranked ?? The poor things, they do try very hard every time. Good for them

Group B - Base Trinidad and Tobago
Sri Lanka
Ranked 6 in the world. World Cup Champions in 1996 - 11 years later do they have what it takes to reclaim the cup?! I sincerely hope not...
India
Ranked 5 in the world! Their supporters are fanatical about the sport! But will it be their year?! They just lost an OD International Series (4-0!!!) in SA, so things aren't looking too bright for them right now.

Bangladesh
Ranked ??? Well, it's not only about winning... it's also about playing the game... I'm sure that thought will keep them warm and fuzzy after the competition draws to an end for them! And they may even win a match against Bermuda.

Bermuda
Ranked ?? Hmmm... like Scotland and Ireland, this team's a novice, will be interesting to watch though!

Group C - Base: Saint Lucia
New Zealand Ranked 3 in the world. Always a good looking team, that Daniel Vettori for in example (drooool)... but uh, yes - I think they could surprise us with a jolly good showing chaps!

England Ranked 8 in the world! I find they tend to suck at cricket (well the one day version anyway! They DID get those Ashes back from the Aussies recently! But that's a different kettle of fish entirely) and am not expecting them to progress further than the quarter finals (hope Hiten doesn't read my blog, else I'll get lynched for that)

Kenya
Ranked 11 in the world. They're definitely getting better, but not good enough to compete with the big boys! With the Kiwis and England in their group, I don't really see them progressing beyond the round robin matches.

Canada Ranked ?? Oh well they may be able to beat Kenya if they try really, REALLY hard!

Group D - Base: Jamaica

Pakistan Ranked 4 in the world! ALWAYS a big contender! Some fine looking players too (yum)!

The W.Indies Ranked 7 in the world! Home ground advantage. They could go far if not all the way!

Zimbabwe Ranked 10 in the world. Not usually strong contenders.

Ireland
Ranked ?? Uh... well... nice of them to join us. I'm sure they'll all get really nice tans!

Initial predictions: all of those teams with questions marks next to rank will NOT make it into the next round! Then again, it IS a World Cup and weird things have been known to happen! Well there you have it! Not quite the footie world cup, but it's a HUGE deal to me. So I'll be pfaffing on about it every so often!

Mwah

N