Australia vs West Indies
5/ 11/ 06 FINAL
So, West
Indies ended the tournament as they began it (if you take the warm-up “qualifying”
matches out of the equation) – by getting all out in the 31st over,
scoring 80 against Sri Lanka then, and 138 against Australia now. To an Indian,
it would be reminiscent of the 2003 World Cup when India
started badly, then played superbly to reach the final, and then Australia
showed how much daylight there was between them and the other sides. Not great
for World cricket that one team is so unbeatable, but then again, standards
like what Australia
has set over the last decade will one day be legend, so we might as well enjoy
history being made in front of our eyes.