I am now coming around to the conclusion that dropping the Waugh twins (Steve particularly) from the Australian one day cricket team for the world cup was a bad move. Even without them, I don't think that Australia's position is terrible for the World Cup.. Sri Lanka and India are going to have trouble in South African conditions, and South Africa don't really have the batting to do this. I think Australia still has a decent chance of winning the tournament, but tossing that much skill and experience aside is looking more and more shortsighted.