LA ICE-E said:
And the point is? ICC can only plan, they can't play for the top 8 making sure that they'll make the super 8. And are we now complaining about how long the tournament is? Well, this wc had 3 less games than the last wc. why didn't you complain then? This wc had less games with the associates then before even though it got 2 more associates. Do you have any other formats lined up for us too look at that would include the associates and be better than the current one?
My suggestions would be, keep the same format. With having 2 games per day for the super 8. or divide the super 8 into 2 groups of 4. or lastly have quarterfinals. But guess what though? No team can be guaranteed to qualify. No format can do that.
I see you are a fan of twisting statements around so you can make dramatic arguments. You are making it seem like I'm blaming the ICC for India and Pakistan not making it through to the next round and the other teams not providing competition for Australia, whereas all I am suggesting is that it was oversight by them. I don't know what has got you into this offensive mindset, especially given that it is my opinion that India did not deserve to get to the next round, anyway.
The point I am making is had the ICC even considered the top 8 not making it through, they would have organized the tournament differently. I don't think you will find a significant portion of cricket fans agree that this format is okay. It is too long. You suggested it yourself, by recommending that two games be played a day. If the ICC had taken into consideration this, they would probably also have thought of methods to shorten the tournament.
Finally, if you go back to my first post, you will find that I said that the "only place the ICC are to blame" is that they made the assumption that all the teams they expected to qualify would qualify. I'm not saying that the ICC should have helped the top teams qualify or any other points that you infer that I am making. They aren't to blame because the top teams didn't bring their top games. They are only to blame because they expected without a doubt that the aforementioned would happen.