Pakistan's woes go from bad to worse. Bob made a huge impact on both South African and Pakistani cricket (not to mention England of course), so tragic news indeed.
But congrats to Ireland, worthy qualifiers for the next round.
[Oops, that statement is a little premature - apparently they've successfully knocked Pakistan out, but could still fail to qualify if Zimbabwe beat West Indies.]
Personally, I was not surprised Bangladesh beat India, which says more about the Indians than the Banglas. India are suffering the kiss of death that Greg Chappell brings to any side he coaches. A fine cricketing brain he may have, but he's lacking in other certain skills which ensures doom and misery for any team that takes him on. It will take years for India to recover.
I still like the look of South Africa for the Cup. Australia may be in with a chance, but will have to be at the top of their game with all their guns firing to win the thing. South Africa are cruising in overdrive, and won't be repeating the mistakes of World Cups past.
And I wouldn't write off New Zealand or England for a finals berth just yet either, although it's hard to see how they can knock over SA at this stage.
Crying shame about Bob though.
