Matthew Hayden recorded the fastest ever World Cup hundred, off just 66 balls, including 14 fours and 4 sixes, as Australia raced out of the blocks against South Africa. In fact, Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist were the joint SLOWEST scorers for the Australians, at a strike rate of 100 !
Shaun Pollock's pre-match preparation for South Africas first Super-Eights match on Wednesday may include counselling for reocurring nightmares, as he took the brunt of the brutal assault.
More worrying for the rest of the cricketing world was Ricky Ponting's post match comment that this was just another game. What happens when they get really fired up then ??!!
For me this performance makes Australia very strong favourites to retain the World Cup, though Sri Lanka, New Zealand and South Africa all remain weel in the hunt. What of England ? Though I would dearly love to see the boys lifting that trophy, I saw nothing in the win against Kenya to suggest that we are ready to compete with the big boys.
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