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• Dravid warned his side against complacency in their opening encounter against Bangladesh. Although, Bangladesh is the team most likely to cause an upset this time around, the Indians are quite confident and relaxed.
• The Gavaskar Ponting controversy continues to roll on, with others (Wadekar, Border, Tony Grieg and Lehmann) offering their two cents. We have commented on this episode here, here and here, while here is a more general lengthy post on Australia and sledging.
• Predictably, Aussies thump Scotland, while Symonds wants to join the next thumpathon against Netherlands. Wonder, who will make way – Hodge, Hogg or Watson?
• Kenya beat Canada in the other game. Was anyone watching?
• Anderson injures his finger in practice. If he doesn’t play, it leaves Flintoff as the only bowler in the side who has more than 50 ODI appearances.
• In his article in The Dawn, Kamran Abbasi thinks that although it is not the end of their WC campaign, time is running out for confused Pakistan
• Astrologers make way. Computer model now predicts an Indian WC win.
• In the Bay Area in the US, where thousands of Indian cricket fans live, hundreds line up outside Naz8 Cinema to watch the games live on the big screen. Not anymore, reports San Jose Mercury.

-Mahesh-