We gave it a good go and at the point we got Gayle and then Bravo out I thought we were going through to the semi-finals – but Sarwan and Chanderpaul we too good lower down the order in a chase shortened to 9 overs. I’m relatively happy with the way we performed overall, we put in some good performances after the shock against Holland, beat the defending champions and generally entertained. Not sure that the team was exactly right but there’s always going to be discussion surrounding who should / shouldn’t be in the side. There’s definately room for improvement with the batting line up, I’m pleased Foster showed what a good keeper he is, and the bowlers all did pretty well, so the side is heading in the right direction.

Who will win out of the final four? South Africa will play and in my opinion beat, Pakistan to get through to the final to play the winner of Sri Lanka and West Indies. One that could go either way but I’m going for Sri Lanka. The winner? Not sure yet… give me a couple of days to mull it over..

So, aside from watching the end of the tournament as a neutral, we can start the build up to the Ashes! In just three weeks we’ll be underway and the remaining Aussies have made their way over to join up with those that were here for the Twenty20 tournament. The press will probably wait for the Twenty20 to finish before really starting to build the hype, England name a training group next Monday and then the thoughts will turn towards the team. With Freddie back bowling for Lancashire this past week we should be back up to full strength which is a huge boost and gives us options of the make up of the team. Team picking can wait for another blog post though!