Cricket World Cup
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Cricket World Cup
With the Cricket World Cup now complete, it is a good time to reflect on
the tournament as a whole. Obviously, Cricket Club Magazine covered
England’s success last issue so now we will take a look at how some of
the other teams fared in this Summers tournament.
New Zealand
New Zealand really could not
have come any closer than they did
to winning the tournament. Few
people predicted them to reach the
final but having reached back-to-
back World Cup Finals there can
be little doubt now as to how good
a side they really are when the
pressure is on. Although that may
not provide much consolation right
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now, the team should be proud of
their efforts at this World Cup.
India
India played some terrific cricket
at this World Cup and demonstrated
what a strong side they are. For
them it was just a case of producing
a bad performance at the wrong
time having topped the table in the
group stage. Whether that was a case
of the team finding it harder when
the pressure of knockout cricket
came on or just a bit of bad luck is
a question the team will have to
answer themselves.
Australia
Boosted by the return of Steve
Smith to the side, the defending
champions
quickly
established
themselves as contenders for the