Group B - Australia, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Ireland, Oman

[TheHound]

Aim higher and beat Australia

Done that already in the debut edition

 

[Qlder]

In case anyone is wondering about next round of Super 8s, all you need to qualify is to be one of the top 2 teams of this group.

Seedings for super 8 are already set so Aus is in group 1, while Sri Lanka is in group 2 (if Aus or SL are not top 2, the team that is takes their place in super 8 group)

Full super 8 groups
Group 1: Aus, Ind, SA, WI
Group 2: Eng, NZ, Pak, SL

 

[Qlder]

So Aus is playing Pak in 3 T20I in 4 days a week before the World cup (Jan 29, 31 and Feb 1).

Seeing as how Cummins is only likey to be available from Super 8s and Hazlewood and David are still injured I guess 2-3 back-ups need to be picked? Mitchell Owen has to be picked for David surely?

 

[Burgey]

He's only retired from T20Is tbf, still plays the franchise leagues where the real money is

Well they're a single income family now tbf

 

[centurymaker]

In case anyone is wondering about next round of Super 8s, all you need to qualify is to be one of the top 2 teams of this group. Seedings for super 8 are already set:

Full super 8 groups
Group 1: Aus, Ind, SA, WI
Group 2: Eng, NZ, Pak, SL

Super 8 Group 1 is significantly stronger than Group 2. You have both of the 2024 finalists as well as Australia in the same group. How do they even come up with these groups... there is no way India and Australia should be in the same group, miles ahead of the rest in rating points.



Group one has 1st, 2nd, 5th, 6th
Group two has 3rd, 4th, 7th, 8th

 

[centurymaker]

I did some digging and found that NOT ONCE have India and Australia been displaced from their respective 1st and 2nd positions since the last T20 World Cup in June 2024! So how the **** can ICC claim that they used rankings to predetermine the groups. It's an absolute lie. Just rigging things as they see fit to ensure certain games and increase the probability of certain matches later on..

April 2025:



October 2025:

 

[centurymaker]

So over the course of last 18 months, India and Australia have always been 1st and 2nd, while Pakistan and Sri Lanka have always been 7th and 8th.

So how the hell are these teams not separated to balance the groups? The two strongest teams shouldn't be together in group one. And to make matters worse, they put the two weakest teams (7th and 8th) in the other group to make group two as weak as possible (3rd,4th,7th,8th). It looks rigged. Are they trying to manufacture an India Pakistan knockout match?

 

[Qlder]

Group one has 1st, 2nd, 5th, 6th
Group two has 3rd, 4th, 7th, 8th

It does look seem a bit strange. This would appear more balanced:

Group 1: 1st, 4th, 5th, 8th
Group 2: 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th

 

[Molehill]

Although, if you look at non toss decided or donated to India World Cups:

Winners - Group A 3, Group B 4
Runners Up - Group A 2, Group B 5

 

[centurymaker]

There cannot be a person on CW more hurt and traumatised than Sorehill

 

[Paranoid Kendroid]

There cannot be a person on CW more hurt and traumatised than Sorehill

Can't blame him as he's a West Indies fan.

 

[honestbharani]

There cannot be a person on CW more hurt and traumatised than Sorehill

I see your sorehill and I raise you saltyshakerz

 

[Line and Length]

Is Sri Lanka's squad finalised? Last time I checked there were 20 names and this would be 'trimmed'.

 

[Molehill]

There cannot be a person on CW more hurt and traumatised than Sorehill

Nah, I just know which buttons to press........and I know where yours is.

I mean which one of us was having a whinge about the rankings process of ****ing T20's you wally???

 

[centurymaker]

I care because I wanted ****y entitled England (3rd) in India's group rather than Australia, so that India could Smash England once more! And then watch the sorry English tears and excuses

 

[Qlder]

So the Aussie warm up games start against Pakistan in 8 days and only 10 of the 15 WC squad are fit to play (Cummins, Hazlewood, David, Ellis injured and out of form Maxwell being rested?)

 

[the big bambino]

I believed Smith must've retired from all white ball internationals but AI says he's retired from ODI's only. Kind of makes you wonder why he isn't in the WC squad. I mean I don't wish ill on Tim David but if he doesn't recover then surely we can pick Smith (who should've been picked in the first place instead of Short).

I've just seen George Bailey explain the decision as there being a traffic jam at the top of the order, which doesn't seem much of an explanation at all. He also calls it a "great problem to have". It seems to me he's creating a problem by leaving him out. Anyway a bad call that can only be remedied by someone missing out in circumstances you wouldn't wish on them.

Also wondering who they have primed if Haze and/or Cummins don't recover. I'd like Jhye, Meredith and Beardman in that order. Perhaps even Siddle could be prevailed upon to make himself available if things became desperate.

 

[cascade]

I think the issue is more that they've struggled to develop a decent second spin option for T20s, outside of just using Maxwell, who now looks extremely unreliable with the bat. It may be Connolly going forward, but he's also out of form & less experienced. Meanwhile Stoinis & Green have been very good in their roles, so it's a bit tough to leave one of them out to fit Smith in.

Which is how you end up with a log jam at the top. If they were playing in dif conditions they could ditch the spin allrounders and move Inglis down, but I don't think they can do that in India. Marsh is the captain & Head is still Head even if his T20 form hasn't been great for a while. I don't think there's an easy way to fit Smith in last minute unless they're forced by injury.

 

[the big bambino]

Smith Travis Marsh Green Stoin Maxy Inglis as the top 7 looks gun. Inglis to float.

We can start picking Connolly after the WC imo (presuming Maxy finds his form).