Yes today is the day that the 2007 Cricket World Cup will start. The opening match will be a great one with the host West Indies taking on Pakistan. I cannot wait for this too start and my predication will be that Australia always look strong and South Africa have a good chance. But I feel one of the sub continent teams will win thsi years competition and my favourites would of been Pakistan but due to the absence of Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammed Asif I think they lack the strike bowlers to do the job. So I am opting for Sri Lanka to take the trophy. I really enjoy their style of play which is to blast out with the field restrictions on and accumulate such a big total that oit automatically puts the opposition under pressure. No one does this better that Sri Lanka, and on their day they do it better than the Ozzies. The Australians have to rely on Ghilchrist to smash out when the restrictions are on, but in Sri Lanka they have four or five that are capable of it. If they get it right then they are unstoppable and with the devilish bowling of Muralithara, the consistency of Vaas and the unpredictability of Malinga they have a formidable bowling attack. Well good luck to all the nations and I hope it will be great spectacle for the sport of cricket. I will be posting updates and reviews on the matches.
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