I thought the Indian batsmen did a fine job... it was the bowlin and fielding that let them down truly. Australia as a team have this method of peakingat the right time.. they seem to pace their play and explode into brilliance around the final stages unline say a team like pakistan who explode the first day against SL and then fade into misrey. Still it was sad to see a CT in India where no south asian team will be playing for the cup, i do think Australia will take the cup.

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Now that India and Pakistan are out, I think I would like to see WI win it.

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My computer can beat me at chess.....but its no match for me at kick boxing.

A thought struck me last nite and perhaps somewhere in my mind its been boggling me for quite some time. The fate of a team playing a critical match is partially in the hands of a groundsman? while any groundsman can very easily be given a green light to make a wicket that supports one particular aspect of the play, like it heavily supports the pace bowlers or it maybe a heaven for batsmen? and apparently, I am compelled to think if Pakistan were to play on the same quality wicket against South Africa if we had Shoaib Akhter and Muhammad Asif in our squad? I just cant resist to think if ICC provides any clear guide lines or does it have standard laws and regulations for the groundsmen who prepares the wicket? if not, I wont be surprised to see yet another ICC elite panel, not of umpires but of groundsmen.

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Had cricket been a religion, Imran Khan would've been the god.