A Long Engagement

For some unknown reason (well, actually, probably a well known reason, known as money), the ICC Cricket World Cup has only scheduled a single game per day at the start of the round games.  With two pools of 7 teams you are looking at a total of 49 games or so before you get to the final eight.  It's going to take forever, and when you have teams rolled for 70 or chasing down 370 it really makes you wonder whether some teams are just there to make up the numbers.  Perhaps the ICC have realised that as well, since the next World Cup will have only 10 teams rather than 14.