article_snippet: They should beat Bangladesh and Afghanistan, but the best we can hope for is some one-off brilliance in the quarter-final.
article_snippet: Paul Newman: You would think not and yet the flawed format still gives They every chance of facing India, a team They have beaten in They past two meetings, in a quarter-final in Melbourne.
article_snippet: Now, if either Bangladesh or Afghanistan have a good day, either Bangladesh or Afghanistan may not even make that.
article_snippet: either Bangladesh or Afghanistan've had four years to prepare, yet look further off the pace than ever.
article_snippet: If They get through to a quarter-final on a drop-in wicket against India or South Africa, four 85mph right-arm seamers aren't going to surprise anyone.