NEITHER Sri Lanka and India will quite know where they stand until West Indies have played New Zealand in the first game of the day.

There are various scenarios, ranging from the reasonably simple to the very complicated, but it is fair to say Sri Lanka are handsomely placed with the advantage of a strong net run-rate after their massive victory against West Indies.
If Sri Lanka win they have nothing to worry about. If they lose they could be eliminated if West Indies win and net run-rate conspires against them.
England could lose and go through if New Zealand win; or win and go out if West Indies win. It is a host of ifs, buts and maybes which is the sign of an ideal group stage.
The hosts have the look of a side finding their peak. They could not have played a stronger game than the one put together against West Indies.
Generally speaking the longer a host nation stays in a tournament the better for the event – the crowds and atmosphere for the Sri Lanka matches have been a highlight of this tournament.
With England it remains a guessing game which side will appear. They were comfortable against New Zealand, a side which, like themselves, are built on orthodox cricketers, but it did not really tell us much about their ability to combat the variety Sri Lanka will possess.
Despite the slick performance it did not bode too well that the spinners, Daniel Vettori and Nathan McCullum, were still not played wholly convincingly.(ESPN Cricinfo)