Scots can still thrive

IT seemed quintessentially Scottish, in a sporting sense, that rain effectively denied them a place at cricket’s World Cup in 2019.

Chasing 198 against the West Indies, Scotland lost on the Duckworth-LewisStern method, as the weather in Harare halted proceedings when they were 125-5, with almost 15 overs remaining.

Very tough. But if their near miss and the standard of cricket in the qualifiers convinces the ICC that a 10-team tournament has to be expanded, then their suffering might not be in vain.