Oh dear. Just when the World Cup organisation didn’t seem capable of getting any worse... This time it was planes – there were delays at Grenada airport, and then there were further delays at Barbados.

As Fox Sports’ Robert Craddock noted, it was “a shambolic day when it was better to be a suitcase than an international cricket star.”

South Africa’s bags arrived two hours ahead of the team, while Australia’s luggage took 40 minutes to go directly from Grenada to St Lucia, as opposed to five hours for the squad, who were routed via Barbados. Tall players in particular suffered, with Matthew Hayden finding himself, unusually, cramped for room.

One Sri Lanka player saw the brighter side, though: "The way we are going our first look at the ground will be on match morning - from about 6000 feet." Still, Sri Lanka and New Zealand will suffer the effects more than the others; their match starts on Tuesday, a day ahead of Australia’s clash with South Africa.

The after-effects could be even more resounding. There were worries that the Caribbean would be unable to orchestrate the World Cup - and such chaos, allied to the previous difficulties, may mean the tournament doesn't return to these shores again.