KEY POINTS:
Thanks to the dominant display by Australia and New Zealand against the West Indies, London-based Antipodeans are finally coming out of their cones of silence.
Beige is a commonplace colour in London at the best of times but more and more old-school cricket shirts are appearing in the pubs and those without beige are opting for All-Blacks jerseys.
Support is support no matter the colour of the jersey.
Australians are easier to pick in the crowded pubs thanks to their willingness to wear anything green and gold and of course produce that god-forsaken chant which we all have grown to despise (I am not going to go into further detail but suffice to say that we all know the one I am talking about.)
The media is also cottoning on to a strong Blacks Caps unit describing them as an 'inspirational unit' and worthy of a finals spot.
The media's love for Scott Styris has been unwavering and he is quite rightly being clumped together with Australia's Matthew Hayden as player of the World Cup.
Shane Bond, is also garnering plenty of interest as is the bespectacled Daniel Vettoria.
Oh and the latest news on the murder into Bob Woolmer according to my bible, The Sun?
He has been linked with a bookmaker who has links with Al-Qaeda.
Yep you read it right, Al-Qaeda.
Hopefully they will launch a media campaign to convince Tony Blair, George W Bush and John Howard to drop the War on Terror and launch an all out front foot attack in their War on Cricket (corruption that is).
Everyone is now ready for the big clash between Australia and New Zealand come April 20.
Of course both teams will be playing a few other teams on their way to the game, at this stage in the competition, there is daylight between the two Down Under teams and the rest of the competition.
