Cricket: Giants have lots for the minnows to slip up on
Afghanistan's Mohammad Shahzad plays a shot in their match
against India.  Photo / AP  There are 18 varieties of banana in
Sri Lanka. The fruit is an integral part of the economy and of
growing significance in a series of cottage industries.  What
this means for the World T20, in which several smaller
cricketing teams are lining up in the group stages against the
big beasts of cricket, is that there are abundant skins to slip
up on. Among the cognoscenti, there is a feeling of
inevitability that it will happen.  Australia went into their
Group A match against Ireland yesterday in a deeply apprehensive
state. Their coach, Micky Arthur, admitted that he would sleep
much better after the match than before it.  In the event, his
concern was overdone if not misplaced. Ireland, who were briefly
above Australia in the ICC world rankings last month, rather let
themselves down when confronted by their opponents' firepower
and they were defeated by seven wickets