Youngsters Chase World Cup Glory

chinaman · #1 January 30, 2004, 03:12 PM

England's brightest youngsters set out in search of World Cup glory in Bangladesh on Saturday determined not to suffer the same pitfalls that their successful predecessors experienced six years ago.

The 1998 vintage of England's Under-19s defied all expectations by winning the tournament with victory over New Zealand in the final at Johannesburg and lifted spirits that they could graduate and become similar successes with the senior side.

But in the years since, the line-up which claimed that seven-wicket triumph at the Wanderers have struggled to convert that promise into runs and wickets at the highest level.

Only four members of that side have progressed to represent the senior England side and none of them have established themselves.

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rafiq · #2 January 30, 2004, 03:33 PM

Is Bangladesh even ready to host this thing? The latest reports sound chaotic, full of smart *** comments from ali asghar that amount to nothing. Is there a website for the tournament?

**Mahmood** · #3 January 30, 2004, 03:59 PM

Patheticly, no, there is no official website for this. However CricInfo will have a section like it does for all series.

Hasib · #4 January 30, 2004, 10:40 PM

http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2...RS/U19-WC2004/