Well what an absolutely shit day of Cricket World Cup that was!

[Jonno]

Awful performances by the minnows today. Complete waste of time. That's all.

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Simply not at all interested. To long,players are knackered. Yet i love cricket. Biggest turn off ever.

 

[matt_32510]

Doesn't it take 4 weeks until we even get to the 1/4 final stages.

 

[Gerbil]

Doesn't it take 4 weeks until we even get to the 1/4 final stages.

Something stupid like that, month and a half is way too long, however I'm still looking forward to it!

 

[vegster]

It is too overblown.. too many makeweights and too many meaningless games. This is all about trying to make money via tv money and bums on seats. Should be slimmed down by qualification to just 8 teams then a round robin or 2 groups of 4 moving on to the top 4 qualify for semis.

 

[Billy the Fish]

The whole competition is a waste of time in the sub-continent. Only India and Sri Lanka stand a chance.

 

[Robbie G]

No interest in this world cup at all. It's too long, England don't stand a chance.

 

[DerbyGull]

Disappointed with minnows today but is it just too greater ask and gulf in class?

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

they've buggered up the format of the world cup several times now

it's FAR too long, with way too many dead games

 

[vegster]

they've buggered up the format of the world cup several times now

it's FAR too long, with way too many dead games

I remember that happening with The Worlds Hardest Creature comps too

 

[Albion Dan]

The last one in the Windies was a farce and they don't seem to have learnt the lessons to improve the thing. It should be groups then go straight to knock out until the final.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I believe the plan is to limit it to ten teams in 2015.

The Aussies did not bash as many runs as expected, but can't see Zimbabwe chasing down 262.

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[Grendel]

I know there's the argument that you need to play against the best to improve, but I really can't see that Kenya or Canada getting an absolute beasting is going to do them any good whatsoever.

 

[Flavor Flav]

I believe the plan is to limit it to ten teams in 2015.

That would be making the competition similar to the pointless, 'Champions Trophy'. The best solution would be to have 4 groups of 4, with the 8 cricketing nations and 8 minows so as many countries can develop as possible. Then have groups of 4, 2 go through into straight knockout. The ICC are thick.

 

[Scotty Mac]

the cricket world cup is wank - especially when you throw in the fact the icc have admitted they've designed it with the hopes that india and sri lanka get to the final in order to milk the cash cow for much as possible

 

[Trigger]

Nice to see Ponting's good run continuing, when your lucks out it's really out, he was run out by an absolute super throw from Mpofu.

 

[keaton]

the cricket world cup is wank - especially when you throw in the fact the icc have admitted they've designed it with the hopes that india and sri lanka get to the final in order to milk the cash cow for much as possible

The thing is though, if India don't do well, then it could very well be the end of ODI cricket, they've got all the money and the power

 

[Gritt23]

I can see why the minnows are in there, and I agree with it, but why does this stage have to take so long? 1 game a day? FFS, let's have 2 or 3 games a day, and rattle through this stage in a fortnight rather than a month.

 

[Moshe Gariani]

Great commentary on Sky at the moment from Tony Greig...

"Zimbabwe struggling to chase down this Aussie total... ChickenBhuna's still there on 10..."

 

[Gritt23]

That sounds more like The 12th Man.