Pak – Zimbabwe

On the birthday of Afridi and Rehman

Interesting situation for Grant Flower

Misbah has a 9-2 captaincy record against them. 5-1 ODIs

They’ve had recent success against Pak – winning an ODI and Test 2013

Only deserving seniors and a young team should be sent to Aus/NZ. Start building for 2017 CT and 2019. Both in early season English conditions.

Why CT is increasingly important now

Held 2 years after last CWC, 2 years before next CWC – ideal time to assess – breaking down the four year cycle  

Held every 4 years as opposed to 2 – making it a bigger event

Held in the same country of the next CWC

Acknowledged as a liked concentrated competition which is the toughest to win
For teams like England and Pakistan it should be an added incentive because they've never won it

CWC is not everything

Other competitions as well

They are better designed competitions in many cases

By doing well in them you are automatically building for the next CWC

Shouldn't plan overly early. 4 years long time. Injuries, loss of form, disputes happen.

Warne = Australia vs South Africa final

Allan Border = Australia vs South Africa final

Tendulkar = Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and India will reach semis

Martin Crowe = Australia, New Zealand, West Indies and South Africa semis

Aamir Sohail = Australia, South Africa and India are the front runners

Mark Butcher = Australia will win it

Nick Knight = Australia will win it

Ricky Ponting = It will be an Australia-India final

Pak might as well not turn up………..