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and I've been asked to pick my team of the tournament. I know you'll all have different opinions, so feel free to chew over my selections and let me know what you think about them - I won't mind what you say!

The best, most consistent, teams in the tournament were England and Australia. It should therefore come as no surprise that those two nations are well represented.

I didn't feel any of the skippers had outstanding tournaments, so I would probably hand the captaincy of this side to Mahela Jayawardene.

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A slightly built young man wearing jeans and a blue polo shirt stepped forward into the commentary box with an eager smile and extended a hand to shake.

Twenty-six years ago, Mohammed Ibrahim was born in the Nasir Bagh refugee camp on the edge of .

Now he is the voice of Afghanistan cricket, and has described, in , every ball of their incredible experience to a captivated a passionate audience back home.

His eyes lit up as we began to chat and he explained how, after his family had moved out of Nasir Bagh in 2000, he got involved with the radio station , which translates to "Hello Countrymen", picked up by 38 independently owned community radio stations around the country, making Ibrahim almost as well known as the cricketers themselves as Afghans huddle around radios straining their ears to pick up news of their new-found heroes.

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While at the , England women's captain will be looking for a slightly smoother passage to the semi-finals of the women's competition, once they begin the defence of their crown in St Kitts on Wednesday.

England first meet Australia, their traditional foes, before matches against the West Indies and South Africa in Group A.

They also welcome back their best batsman, , who smashed 76 off 53 balls , when England were set a formidable 164 to book a place in the final.

Taylor got them there with three balls to spare, and will be the prize wicket of every bowler in the tournament.

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Before I arrived in Barbados I read that, for a cricket fan, a visit to Barbados was akin to a pilgrimage.

Driving from the airport, the roundabouts, named after Bajan cricketing heroes, immediately instil in you that this island has a proud history and tradition in the game.

Unfortunately the signposts don't stand so proud and after three laps of the Sir Garfield Sobers I took the wrong exit. Not my favourite roundabout.

Here in St Lucia, cricket is competing for attention withOn arrival, I climbed down the steps of the propeller aeroplane onto the tarmac following a group of Cuban musicians with guitars strapped to their backs. The arrivals hall was adorned with banners promoting the jazz. Cricket was nowhere to be seen, but now that the tournament has started in Gros Islet, the crowds have come.

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