The World Cup or the Well Cup?

Ricky Ponting’s back, Andrew Symonds’s arm, Brett Lee’s ankle and Adam Gilchrist’s due baby… Australia’s worries ahead of the World Cup
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Ian Chappell
Will we see a spectacular cricket World Cup unfold over the next two months in the Caribbean or will it turn out to be the Well Cup, a trophy clinched by the team fortunate enough to have eleven men still standing?
The World Cup should be the most prestigious one-day tournament on the cricket calendar designed to unearth the side with the greatest skill, determination and nous. However, with players currently going down like pins in a bowling alley, the cavorting in the Caribbean is shaping up to be more like a survival of the fittest frolic.

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December 31st, 1969

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