Close, but no cigar

Back in March, I predicted that the next Cricket World Cup would be increased in size to fifteen nations, playing in three groups of five. Well, I was right that they were going to increase the size, it's just that they're going up to 16 teams, in four groups of four.

The Super Series idea that's mentioned in the article seems like an interesting idea as well and I'd like to see it come off. It would give test teams something to aim at in the World Championship table - if we're top at date X then we get to be in the Super Series, plus it would give players from the lower ranked nations something to aim for - getting in the Rest of the World side. If it had already been in existence, it would have been a chance for a player like Andy Flower, for instance, to actually play in a top-class test side, if only for one game every couple of years.