As I write this blog England could have been playing New Zealand in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy...Who am I trying to kid?!! England are still ridiculously inconsistent and simply not able to string more than 2 good matches together. This presents something of a problem when you are trying to win a tournament. If you peak too soon as England did you get knocked out in the business stages of the competition. If you try and leave it late so you build up momentum going into the final then England would simply not qualify from the group stages...
Dilemma - Would you rather be lulled into a false sense of hope as England blow away top quality opposition in the form of South Africa and Sri Lanka (probably the best 2 one day sides currently in the world) at the start of the tournament only to follow perfection up with total incompetency in the next 2 matches and disappear out of the competition with a whimper. Or just simply fail to qualify from the group stage so as to spare a large section of England cricket lovers getting hopelessly caught up in the belief that England could eventually win the cricket world cup.
Now does that ring any bells regarding another popular sport in England..!! The mere mention of South Africa 2010 gets me excited that about 44 years in the wilderness this could finally be our year...
Call me a sadist but give me a false sense of hope any day of the week. If we carry on believing surely one of these days either the English cricket or football team will follow suit and match the achievements of the rugby team.
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