Scottish captain George Salmond on his team's World Cup chances
The World Cup is just over seven weeks away and the author thought it might be relevant to capture the thoughts of George Salmond, who will lead Scotland in its debut at the game's showpiece event
- Apart from beating Bangladesh, what are the team's goals? "Apart from that, we are hoping to compete for long periods in all other games. We are realistic about our prospects of winning matches against Test-playing nations, but will assess each wicket we play on, suggest what is a realistic total to achieve if batting first and try hard to take regular wickets to to put some pressure on the opposition. We want to be seen to enjoy ourselves. Not only are we representing Scotland, but also all of the other ICC Associate member countries.