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Henry Moeran

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Test Match Special
Gayle’s Gangnam style as Windies win 2012 T20

I think last I checked had one flight per day.

Test Match Special
Gayle’s Gangnam style as Windies win 2012 T20

In that part of the country, right in the deep south, it was three venues.

Test Match Special
Gayle’s Gangnam style as Windies win 2012 T20

It was men's and women's tournaments side by side as well, Finney.

Test Match Special
Gayle’s Gangnam style as Windies win 2012 T20

I mean, it did feel like a sort of real hub and party of international cricket.

Test Match Special
Gayle’s Gangnam style as Windies win 2012 T20

Yeah, we'll go through England's tournament then, first and foremost, before moving on to, I suppose, the crunch end of the competition.

Test Match Special
Gayle’s Gangnam style as Windies win 2012 T20

England entering the tournament, as I mentioned, as the reigning champions, but though they started well against Afghanistan, massive victory, 116 runs, Luke Wright, 99 not out, missing a century off the final ball, but then collapsing to 80 all out against India.

Test Match Special
Gayle’s Gangnam style as Windies win 2012 T20

Their lowest T20 total at the time.

Test Match Special
Gayle’s Gangnam style as Windies win 2012 T20

And I think it was Harbijan seeing a Pierce Chawla who spun England a web.

Test Match Special
Gayle’s Gangnam style as Windies win 2012 T20

England struggling against spin is not necessarily a new condition.

Test Match Special
Gayle’s Gangnam style as Windies win 2012 T20

Yeah.

Test Match Special
Gayle’s Gangnam style as Windies win 2012 T20

And you'd have to do well, as I say, not to qualify.

Test Match Special
Gayle’s Gangnam style as Windies win 2012 T20

Indeed, England did, despite that massive defeat against India.

Test Match Special
Gayle’s Gangnam style as Windies win 2012 T20

The other qualifiers for the Super 8 phase, pretty predictable, really, I think it's fair to say, given the way that the tournament works.

Test Match Special
Gayle’s Gangnam style as Windies win 2012 T20

So we saw qualification with England, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and West Indies going into Group E.

Test Match Special
Gayle’s Gangnam style as Windies win 2012 T20

And then Group F, as it was termed, Australia, India, Pakistan and South Africa.

Test Match Special
Gayle’s Gangnam style as Windies win 2012 T20

So pretty predictable.

Test Match Special
Gayle’s Gangnam style as Windies win 2012 T20

But immediately, Prakash, you've got two Super 8 groups.

Test Match Special
Gayle’s Gangnam style as Windies win 2012 T20

They are packed full of superstars.

Test Match Special
Gayle’s Gangnam style as Windies win 2012 T20

It was a really sort of condensed, exciting phase.

Test Match Special
Gayle’s Gangnam style as Windies win 2012 T20

Just briefly, looking at some of the names on show, what amazes me is both the combination of names that are still around, bearing in mind we're 14 years on now.