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Old 07-03-2007, 06:35 PM in reply to Nostromo's post starting "Well said. The 'Multipurpose' Ground on..."
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You're right that the results don't mean much, Nostromo, certainly for the teams playing against the real minnows. I don't see the Bangladesh v New Zealand result in the same light, however: there are two real cricket playing nations involved there. I think Bangladesh will be feeling very pumped by their win, and New Zealand will likewise feel they have suffered a bad defeat. Would have been the same if Zimbabwe had beaten Australia. All the other matches have gone to form, of course, and therefore serve no purpose other than warm-ups.
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