These matches against minnows (Afgan, UAE, Scotland.. etc) is a complete waste of time, and devaluing the ICC CWC2015 brand...
These teams should never be playing with the big boys..
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Its not fair..ICC
In reply to allan
Like Ireland?
In reply to allan
Ireland? Afghanistan came within a whisker of beating Sri Lanka. And it is a UAE player that leads the run-scoring. Why shouldn't they play?
In reply to allan
It is not about the Lesser teams participating in the WC that is wrong but ICC tweaking the WC format to facilitate the better teams.
Upsets make a tournament lively but 2 upsets in 2007 has made a commercial disaster for ICC so they are ensuring that they safegaurd the hierarchy. 4 groups of 4 teams would have made even a single Upset more meaningful. Just look at Pak who are stuttering towards the QF
In reply to imusic
west indies should now be consider a minnow..team
In reply to spider
leading runs against which bowling attack... the centurion made runs against SL, their attack is very weak
In reply to allan
Pakistan, India? And you should discount Gayle's double then, and Samuels' century, and de Villiers' two recent hundreds.
In reply to spider
the teams playing should be the aussie, England, south Africa, india, SL, NZ, Pakistan and west indies.. with possible Ireland and Zim included ..
all others could go.and we wouldn't lose any quality..
In reply to allan
Why Ireland and Zim but not Bangladesh?
In reply to Pacy
He included Ire (associate) and not Ban (full) because sometimes the submit button works faster than his brain.
You living in the past . A World Cup cannot be devalued with so called smaller teams involvement . The name World Cup means inclusion , football has expanded the number of teams participating in the World Cup by doing so you are expanding your viewership , marketing channels and potential sponsors. UAE is the newest contender along with Afganistan . You do know that many international games were played in the UAE. Its all about expansion not contraction .
A champions competition like the ICC Champions Trophy is where only the top ranked team are selected to play.
Then its not a WC with qualifiers. How can you build a WORLD franchise by excluding everyone but your original 8? Does FIFA exempt anyone from qualifying? The cricket pool is not as large as a FIFA pool nor is the cricket history as strong so it has to be built up. 50 years from now 3 of those teams will probably be as good as SL a team that was a minnow some 30 odd years ago.
In reply to spider Ireland will continue to improve as more players hone their craft overseas. If England didnt poach their cricketers that team would be even better.
In reply to nick2020
fool.. Ireland cricketers play at a better first class level than bangladesh
The Stark Truth is that the Big 3 , England ; Australia ; & India want to get a bigger slice of the Pie .
I am definitely not in favour of that B.S
LET THE MINNOWS PLAY I SAY ; they are getting an opportunity to see not only the best in the World , but being able to compare their game to the best Teams in the World .
It is asinine to say on one hand that you want Cricket to be a global Sport , and on the other hand wanting to limit the Minnows .
In reply to allan
Dude, it is call the WorldCup, quick bitching
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