Is it really going to make a difference how the teams are grouped for the World Cup ?? Each groups is going to have 2 "elite" teams and 2 teams that are going to "make up the numbers". So no matter how they are grouped the Elite Eight should go through to the Super 8 where all the fun will start. No don't remind me that Zimbabwe made it to the Super 6 for the last 2 times - the 2003 World Cup was a shame - the way Zimbabwe got through to the Super Six at the expense of England AND Pakistan and in 1999 they were just a much better team. There is going to be no fairy-tale run for Kenya again either.
So the only chance of an upset comes from Bangladesh - and haha, they are grouped with India - a team very vulnerable to such upsets - so beware India !!! The way we are playing ODI cricket at the moment it might not be such an upset after all.
As things currently stand the groups are:
A) Australia, South Africa and 2 qualifiers
B) Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh and a qualifier
C) New Zealand, England, Kenya and a qualifier
D) Pakistan, West Indies, Zimbabwe and a qualifier
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