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Originally Posted by Henners I think it is unfair to presume this World Cup has been a failure.
Poor weather can't really be blamed for anything, With climate change having on impact, you cannot predict the weather. Plus, the ICC wanted the event to take place during spring in the carribean. |
I agree - the World Cup has been far from failure, in fact the game between South Africa though low scoring was one of the best WC games, plus you get rain from time to time anywhere.
This World Cup has had the gloss to off it though, that can't be denied - nothing to do with the West Indies First the unfortunate incident with Flintoff (from an England point of view).
The death of Bob Woolmer is bound to cast a shadow over this tournament, the fact is - what happened, did happen.
Neither the fault of the WI authorities, nor the ICC come to that - but I do think massive security has to be an issue in the future, the writing was on the wall IMO during the last World Cup that things can go wrong.
I don't know who murdered Bob Woolmer, nor do I know why he was murdered - I don't blame anyone, I just think after the last World Cup and the Zimbawe and England affair, security might have been at the top of the agenda.
But Englands problems in the previous World Cup were trivialised IMO, I doubt the Woomer affair will be.
As for the rest of the World Cup - I hope any further shocks will be confined to England, or indeed Ireland winning the World Cup in the West Indies.
