According to Michael Vaughan, England’s World Cup campaign starts today with the must-win match against Sri Lanka. Really? Does that mean the tedium of the past couple of weeks doesn’t count?

To be honest I’ve got split loyalties over today’s game. Obviously I’m an England fan and would like to see them win but, in all honesty, they’re probably not even going to make the semi finals whereas Sri Lanka are now my tips to win the competition. In fact I’ve just gone to Totesport and placed a healthy wager that they’ll do just that. At 4/1 I couldn’t resist.

That and the fact that they’re giving away a £50 free bet

I know I said previously that I fancied New Zealand to win it but they’ve got a few injury problems and Sri Lanka are on fire at the moment. Just wish I’d gone with them when they were 8/1…

Tags: Cricket, Cricket World Cup, England, Sri Lanka