World XI vs. Australia Super Series

As I type this, the World XI have slumped to a pathetic 9/180 odd against an Australian total of 345 in the Super Series Test match.  I think blaming the World XI for their bad performances (in the one-day series and this test match) is a bit unfair – considering that they were promised a “World team” but the selectors unfortunately didn’t pick any Australian cricket players for this squad.  Had the selectors included a couple of Australian cricketers in this World XI squad, things could have been a bit better ;-), just kidding.  More seriously though, this just goes on to prove that team building requires much more than just bringing together a talented bunch of people.