SYDNEY: They might have walked away with the coveted World Cup trophy, but Australians were yesterday shaking their heads at the bizarre ending to the biggest event in cricket’s one-day calendar.
“Victory in tour de farce” trumpeted Sydney’s Daily Telegraph, which bemoaned the official bungling that saw the last minutes of the final against Sri Lanka played in near pitch-black darkness.
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