Cricket World Cup

CWC: What will be its legacy?

How's your CWC?
Cricket fans in the Caribbean and around the world
have had lots to talk about in the ongoing Cricket
World Cup. Attendance, the cost of tickets, rain,
murder, key teams getting knocked out by minnows,
and the rise and rise of Ireland are topics that dominate
much of the CWC conversations.

And although the field of possible winners has been
narrowed, the contest is still wide open.

What do you think about CWC, so far?

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CWC: Some issues so far

Home fans have not had much to cheer about with
West Indies now struggling to make the semi-finals
of the Cricket World Cup. Attendance has been a
concern: some governments have had to resort to
rather creative solutions to pull in the crowds.
Some fans have complained that the cost of tickets
is too high. The murder of Pakistan's coach Bob
Woolmer has cast a dark cloud over the tournament.
There's been quite some real rain at some games: the
West Indies one-day match against Australia was
actually played over two days. (The Windies lost.)
Pakistan and India have been knocked out of the
tournament. Fans back home were not happy to say
the least. Ireland (Irie-land to some West Indians),
considered a rank outsider, have not only won games,
the team from the Emerald Isle have also won over the
hearts of many West Indians - especially in Jamaica and
Montserrat (the other Emerald Isle).And an overweight
cricketer from Bermuda has become an overnight sensation.

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