The wicketkeeper-batsman is eagerly looking forward to the Super 12s after an epic two-year qualifying journey
There was a moment, about an hour into their
World Cup, when everything seemed to be going wrong for
Scotland. Playing Bangladesh, ranked No 6 in the world and overwhelming favourites to dominate the opening group stage, the Scots first lost the toss and then started losing wickets. From 44 for one at the end of the seventh over, in the following 27 balls they scored nine runs, lost five batters, and the prospect of them becoming the story of the first week seemed completely outlandish.
“We were pretty worried in the dressing room,” says Matthew Cross, the wicketkeeper-batsman who was the first of those quickfire five wickets to fall. “The top order hadn’t performed as we’d hoped and we got ourselves into a difficult position, but then Chris Greaves came out and played brilliantly, and when we put some pressure on their bowlers started to make mistakes and we found we could score a bit more freely.”