Brace Yourselves for the WORLD CUP... of Cricket...

I'm sure many of you have been patiently awaiting this, and it's finally here. Tomorrow will kick off the 10th ICC Cricket World Cup. JACKPOT! Cohosted by India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, the 2011 Cup will be comprised of the ICC's 10 full members: Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, England, India, South Africa and West Indies, and 4 associate members: Ireland, Canada, Kenya and the Netherlands. The tournament starts off with two groups of 7 in round robin play. The top 4 teams in each group will then advance to the Knockout stage leading up to the finals in Mumbai on April 2nd. Australia enters the tournament having won the last 3 World Cups most recently defeating Sri Lanka in the 2007 finals. Here's how this year's Groups break down along with first round schedule:

Group A

Australia
Pakistan
New Zealand
Sri Lanka
Zimbabwe
Canada
Kenya

2/20 - Kenya v New Zealand
2/20 - Sri Lanka v Canada
2/21 - Australia v Zimbabwe
2/23 - Kenya v Pakistan
2/25 - Australia v New Zealand
2/26 - Sri Lanka v Pakistan
2/28 - Canada v Zimbabwe
3/1 - Sri Lanka v Kenya
3/3 - Canada v Pakistan
3/4 - New Zealand v Zimbabwe
3/5 - Sri Lanka v Australia
3/7 - Canada v Kenya
3/8 - New Zealand v Pakistan
3/10 - Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe
3/13 - Canada v New Zealand
3/13 - Australia v Kenya
3/14 - Pakistan v Zimbabwe
3/16 - Australia v Canada
3/18 - New Zealand v Sri Lanka
3/19 - Australia v Pakistan
3/20 - Kenya v Zimbabwe

Group B

India
South Africa
England
West Indies
Bangladesh
Ireland
Netherlands

2/19 - Bangladesh v India
2/22 - England v Netherlands
2/24 - South Africa v West Indies
2/25 - Bangladesh v Ireland
2/27 - India v England
2/28 - Netherlands v West Indies
3/2 - England v Ireland
3/3 - Netherlands v South Africa
3/4 - Bangladesh v West Indies
3/6 - England v South Africa
3/6 - India v Ireland
3/9 - India v Netherlands
3/11 - Ireland v West Indies
3/11 - Bangladesh v England
3/12 - India v South Africa
3/14 - Bangladesh v Netherlands
3/15 - Ireland v South Africa
3/17 - England v West Indies
3/18 - Ireland v Netherlands
3/19 - Bangladesh v South Africa
3/20 - India v West Indies