WC2007: Super 8

[Kev]

Honestly I think the way the Wisden chart (and Myself and mona brothers) thought it would go is much more logical. No wonder people don't follow cricket when the ICC seem to do their very best to make things confusing. I can't think of another sport where it is worked out like this.

[andrew_nixon]

Originally Posted by Kev

Honestly I think the way the Wisden chart (and Myself and mona brothers) thought it would go is much more logical. No wonder people don't follow cricket when the ICC seem to do their very best to make things confusing. I can't think of another sport where it is worked out like this.

The logic behind it is that fans would know where their team would be playing if they qualified.

[Kev]

I never considered it like that, I guess with the round-robin setup you need that.

[Master Khan]

austraila or south Africa is going to win the world cup

[sohum]

Originally Posted by sohummisra

I'm not sure what the schedule is like but the A1, A2, B1, B2, etc... organizations are based on pre-tournament rankings. The only reminder of the group stage is the 2 points which are carried forward. So, in a hypothetical parallel universe where India had won all their games, they would still be B2, because Sri Lanka was seeded above them.

Originally Posted by andrew_nixon

A1, B1, C1, etc all refer to the pre-tournament seedings. In Group D, Pakistan were seeded first, and West Indies second. So as Ireland qualified instead of Pakistan, they get D1, and the West Indies keep D2.

Surely someone would have read my post in the group? It seems everyone just nodded it off.

[Sureshot]

So...

A1 = Australia
A2= South Africa
B1 = Sri Lanka
B2 = Bangladesh/India
C1 = New Zealand
C2 = England
D1 = Ireland
D2 = WIndies

?

I'm doing a CWC predictions league on another forum and it's quite confusing atm.

[sohum]

Originally Posted by Sureshot

So...

A1 = Australia
A2= South Africa
B1 = Sri Lanka
B2 = Bangladesh/India
C1 = New Zealand
C2 = England
D1 = Ireland
D2 = WIndies

?

I'm doing a CWC predictions league on another forum and it's quite confusing atm.

You should go to the link Andrew posted as it has a pretty complete schedule and will probably be updated with Bangladesh = B2 when they win today.

[Sureshot]

Didn't see that, as CricInfo and the World Cup site weren't updated I assumed no one else would be (not that they are always reliable...)

Thanks

[Will_NA]

Originally Posted by Sureshot

So...

A1 = Australia
A2= South Africa
B1 = Sri Lanka
B2 = Bangladesh/India
C1 = New Zealand
C2 = England
D1 = Ireland
D2 = WIndies

?

I'm doing a CWC predictions league on another forum and it's quite confusing atm.

Shouldn't the West Indies be D1 and Ireland D2?

[cricket doctor]

Originally Posted by Will_NA

Shouldn't the West Indies be D1 and Ireland D2?

Pak were ranked higher than WI but as they are out now, Ireland take their place.

[wolf]

Originally Posted by Will_NA

Shouldn't the West Indies be D1 and Ireland D2?

No, I assume that Pakistan were ranked higher than West Indies before the tournament, therefore Pakistan were D1 and West Indies D2. So when Ireland got in ahead of Pakistan they took the D2 slot.

[Will_NA]

Oh, I thought it was based on final group rankings

[Master Khan]

look like banglasdash is going to be in it

[Blaster]

Originally Posted by sohummisra

I'm not sure what the schedule is like but the A1, A2, B1, B2, etc... organizations are based on pre-tournament rankings. The only reminder of the group stage is the 2 points which are carried forward. So, in a hypothetical parallel universe where India had won all their games, they would still be B2, because Sri Lanka was seeded above them.

didn't sri lanka need india to be there in super 8's to carry that 2 points??

[andrew_nixon]

Originally Posted by Blaster

didn't sri lanka need india to be there in super 8's to carry that 2 points??

No, because they beat Bangladesh and carry through two points from that game.