Being the cocky bastard that I am, I am jumping the gun here and will probably have to eat my word if things turn and go the other way. But for now… let me recollect…
how did that popular song from 1996 go….
“we are the champions…. we are the champions…” 
Come on.. I know I was not the only one humming this catchy little tune the whole time 
Now lets get back to business. This world cup has been very interesting. India and Pakistan out of the game before the super 8’s, kind of leaves me wondering. Could there be some thing that we don’t know? While I am happy they are out (for obvious reasons being it makes it a little easier for us) it also makes it a little sad. They are both very good teams and to think of a world but semi’s without them there to build up anticipation and just add that final touch of spark to the air will be a loss to the overall atmosphere of the tournament. Not that we don’t have enough competition to worry about. Australia (even though rumored not to be in form) seem to be in cracking form. We have South Africa, New Zealand, Kenya and of course West Indies.
I have my doubts about England. They still have not seemed to get their machinery in smooth motion. Something does not seem to be clicking for them. Bangladesh: the hidden element if you ask me. They beat India, and while it may be true that India may not have played their best match to day on that day, we should definitely not underestimate them. With Dav coaching them let us all assume that they know out every weakness and have a game plan ready to deal with all our players.
While I think we have a very good chance to pull off another 1996 styles victory I guess what all this rambling is going is to say lets not let cocky and keep a good head on our shoulders and play a good game of cricket. If we can do that I think we can do it..
3 cheers for Sri Lanka this 2007 Cricket World Cup!
