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Old 04-03-2007, 01:01 AM
Henners Henners is offline
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Who Shall cause the 'Great shock' in the World Cup?

There are 16 teams in the tournament and 8 of them are ranked a different class than the other 8. So every time this event comes to life, they say a 'great shock' will occur. So this year, we have the 3 stronger of the bottom 8, that is Zimbawbe, Bangledesh and Kenya. They will have the best chance of upsetting one of the big 8 and making through the the super 8 section of the tournement.

Then there is the other 5. Netherlands, Ireland, Bermuda, Canada and Scotland. Now if they were to beat a big 8 team, that would go down as a real shock, infact, if they were to win a game against Bangledesh, Kenya or Zimbawbe than it would be a shock.

Out of these teams, Bangledesh are most likely to cause an upset especially as they can boast they beat the current World Champions since the last world cup. Also, Zimbawbe, Netherlands and Bermuda might have half a chance with Zimbawbe always looking be competitive, Bermuda being close to home, so they will have the support and Netherlands because Australia look like they could slip up to anyone. They have high standards to meet Australia, after going undefeated in the last world cup, the pressure will be on. No pressure on Netherlands, just a bit of fun. Plus, Aussies bowlers don't look so hot, so there is half a chance that one of the dutch batters might pile on a decent score.
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