Sunday, March 04, 2007

Moody upbeat on World Cup chances

Tom Moody
Moody has been linked with the England coaching job
Sri Lanka coach Tom Moody believes his side have a great chance of winning a wide-open World Cup in the Caribbean.

Sri Lanka, champions in 1996, are among the favourites to win the tournament, which kicks off on 13 March.

"Sri Lanka have as good a chance as any to win this World Cup. It's a cliché, but it is really open," said the Australian, a World Cup winner in 1999.

"We have to adjust to the conditions here as quick as possible and bring our 'A' game every time we play."

And Moody told www.westindiescricket.com that the tournament will be the making of a new crop of stars.

"In situations like these some players tend to come to the fore in a big way and I expect a few guys to announce themselves during the upcoming weeks," the 41-year-old said.

"We have prepared very well for this World Cup and we have a strong group of 15 players with us and they are confident that they can deliver over the next seven weeks."

Sri Lanka play two warm-up matches in Barbados against Scotland and New Zealand on 5 and 9 March before heading to Trinidad for their first round matches against India, Bangladesh and Bermuda.

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