First thoughts being this should actually make Australia’s bowling attack stronger. Think of Brett in T20 World Cups and images of Chris Gayle arcing sixes out of the ground fill your mind. The thing is I feel sorry for Lee. And not in a “I’m Indian and we’ve fallen for Brett Lee’s charming looks and [...]...
Right. So the T20 World Cup is only a week away, and with this mini-break from the IPL, it only seems appropriate to start posting about it. Rather than do the ’one team a post’ thing which would take ages, I’ll be doing it group-by-group. And staying true to the alphabet, I begin with Group A, which consists of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Australia. This being the only group to hav...
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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