You’d be forgiven for thinking that the ICC World Twenty20 - which starts in Guyana at the end of this month - is a boring old afterthought to the IPL, considering the relative marketing strengths of the two.The ICC might not have the depth of pocket the IPL does, but it does crown a world champion. I see the IPL as the appetizer, rather than the World T20 as dessert.Mmmm... dessert...The IC...
Image via WikipediaAs per Cricinfo, the teams for the T20 World Cup final will be from Australia squad -MJ Clarke*, DT Christian, BJ Haddin†, RJ Harris, NM Hauritz, DJ Hussey, MEK Hussey, MG Johnson, DP Nannes, TD Paine†, SPD Smith, SW Tait, DA Warner, SR Watson, CL WhiteEngland squad - PD Collingwood*, JM Anderson, RS Bopara, TT Bresnan, SCJ Broad, C Kieswetter†, MJ Lumb,...
Australia’s attack will contain some serious pace at the World Cup.
"That’s hot" - Paris Hilton on the Aussie pace attack
Now that that’s out of the way, I can talk about the others. There was plenty of uncertainty going into the selection, and one or two picks could be debated upon, but I think this is pretty well done.
Shane Watson, Brad Haddin (wk), Ricky Ponting (capt), ...
The Aussies. They may have lost their all-conquering legends (Ponting apart), they may have lost in India a lot recently, they may have lost the Ashes away and at home, but they are still a great one-day side packed with potential winners. They also picked up some sizable momentum by beating England 6-1. Even though it was at home, confidence is not to be underestimated. With Ponting, Lee and Tait...
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