What's their fate post WC

BRIDGETOWN: With the 2007 Cricket World Cup coming to an end, we bring you the ins and outs of coaches and captains at the tournament.

AUSTRALIA: On top of the world, the two-time defending champions are already in the semi-finals, where they face South Africa in St Lucia on Wednesday, and are odds-on to win a third title in the final on April 28.   

Coach: John Buchanan has already announced he will retire after the World Cup and will be replaced by Tim Nielsen, the head coach at the Centre of Excellence in Brisbane.   

Captain: Ricky Ponting who won back the Ashes, thanks to a 5-0 drubbing of England this winter shows no sign of easing up.       

BANGLADESH: Defeated India in the first round and beat semi-finalists South Africa in the Super Eights, but were horribly inconsistent and lost to Ireland.   

Coach: Dav Whatmore, the man who led Sri Lanka to the 1996 World Cup, has resigned but has agreed to oversee the Test and one-day series against India on home soil next month. Whatmore has been linked with the India hot-seat.   

Captain: Habibul Bashar endured a miserable World Cup making just 105 runs in eight innings. "Every captain faces the same kinds of pressures in international cricket," he said. "The truth is that I have not batted well."        

BERMUDA: Humiliated on their debut appearance losing by 243 runs to Sri Lanka, 257 runs to India and by seven wickets to Bangladesh. Their competitive ungainliness was illustrated by the 255-pound (116kg) spinner Dwayne Leverock.   

Coach: Former West Indies Test star Gus Logie faced down a player revolt on the eve of the tournament in a row over payments and then saw his team overwhelmed.   

"Not enough of our senior players, particularly the batsmen, really lived up to what was expected of them," said Logie whose next assignment will be to lead the team on tours to Ireland and Holland in August.   

Captain: Irvine Romaine expected to carry on       

CANADA: First round exit after losing all three matches to New Zealand, England and Kenya. After the tournament, George Codrington and Anderson Cummins, the former West Indies Test paceman, announced their retirement.   

Coach: Andy Pick was on a sabbatical and returns to resume his former role as coach of the England Under-19 side. His final task is to take charge of the Canadian team at the four-day Intercontinental Cup final against Ireland in May.   

Captain: Veteran John Davison, who hit the fastest ever World Cup century in 2003, was unable to repeat the magic this time. Fast approaching his 37th birthday, his time at the helm could be running out. Wants to see domestic cricket in Canada become semi-professional.

ENGLAND: Lost to New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Australia and South Africa with only one two wins over Test playing nations, a laboured affair against Bangladesh and a one-wicket winning finale against West Indies. Their hopes had already ended with a whimper when South Africa cruised to a nine-wicket win with 30 overs to spare.   

Coach: Duncan Fletcher quit after eight years in charge to be succeeded by highly-respected Academy head Peter Moores. Fletcher had been widely praised in 2005 for masterminding the capture of the Ashes. But a 5-0 drubbing against the Aussies in the winter as the Ashes were handed back put him under severe stress.   

Captain: Michael Vaughan had a miserable World Cup before making 79 against West Indies. Will remain in charge for the Test series against the West Indies in May but whether or not he leads the side for the one-dayers remains to be seen.       

INDIA: Vying with Pakistan for the unwanted title of biggest disappointment in the Caribbean. Defeats to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka condemned them to a first round exit and dealt a huge blow to the World Cup's credibility as the game's financial powerhouse beat a retreat.   

Coach: Greg Chappell jumped before he was pushed amidst allegations of splits in the squad and fallouts with senior players. Ravi Shastri has been put in temporary charge for the trip to Bangladesh in May.   

Captain: Rahul Dravid survived the bloodletting but there is a hint of change in the air with Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly both axed from the one-day squad for the series in Bangladesh as selectors begin their planning for the 2011 World Cup which they will co-host. 

IRELAND: Stunned the cricket world with their win over Pakistan in the first roud which helped send the 1992 champions crashing out of the tournament and gave the debutants an unlikely place in the Super Eights where they also beat Bangladesh.   

Coach: Adrian Birrell always intended to step down after the World Cup but success came at a slight cost - their surprise passage to the second round meant he had to cancel a family holiday. Will be succeeded by Phil Simmons.   

Captain: Australian-born Trent Johnston hit the winning six against Pakistan but admitted that at 33 he would talk to his family about whether or not to continue. However, he has since decided to carry on and play in the English limited overs competiton next week.

KENYA: Semi-finalists in 2003 but failed to get beyond the first round this time. Managed to beat Canada but had the same complaint of all the minnows in the Caribbean - 'we need more games'.   

Coach: Roger Harper took over in January 2006 and is expected to be offered a new deal ahead of the World Twenty20 Cup in South Africa in September.   

Captain: Steve Tikolo maybe 36 years old but has no intention of retiring. "I want to play for Kenya for the next few years to see this team develop into a fine unit," said Tikolo.       

NETHERLANDS: Trounced by 221 runs and 229 runs by South Africa and Australia respectively, the Dutch at least had the consolation of beating fellow Group A makeweights Scotland by eight wickets.   

Coach: Peter Cantrell stepped down despite the national board wanting him to remain in charge. He said he found it increasingly hard to combine his duties with his job as a golf instructor.    

Captain: Luuk van Troost retired and it was a low-key farewell. He dropped himself from the match with Scotland because of his poor form and acting-skipper Jeroen Smits seized his chance by leading the team to a win.       

NEW ZEALAND: Play Sri Lanka in Tuesday's semi-final in Jamaica and are still looking for a first World Cup title.   

Coach: John Bracewell, a former Black Caps Test off-spinner, is a highly-respected coach having enjoyed a successful spell coaching another English county, Gloucestershire, ahead of moving back to New Zealand in 2003.   

Captain: Stephen Fleming, the longest-serving and most successful New Zealand skipper, gets his chance this week to become the first man to captain a Kiwi World Cup winning team.       

PAKISTAN: World Cup forever associated with the murder of coach Bob Woolmer on March 18.   

Coach: Hunt for Woolmer's killer is still ongoing with the inquest, scheduled for April 23, postponed. In the meantime, former India coach John Wright has been linked with the job of coach, one of the most demanding and unforgiving in world cricket.   

Captain: Inzamam-ul-Haq's tearful Sabina Park farewell was one of the abiding images of the World Cup as he brought the curtain down on his international one-day career. Shoaib Malik has been put in charge after vice-captain Younis Khan turned down the job.

SCOTLAND: Three defeats in three Group A games with the eight-wicket loss to fellow outsiders the Netherlands particularly disappointing.

Coach: Peter Drinnen is still at the helm with the brief to guide the team to respectability at the World Twenty20 Cup in South Africa in September.   

Captain: Ryan Watson, an international player since 1996, has replaced Craig Wright who resigned after the loss to the Dutch.

SOUTH AFRICA: In the semi-finals where they face Australia on Wednesday.   

Coach: 38-year-old Mickey Arthur was a surprise choice to take over from Ray Jennings in May 2005 and had a baptism fire losing series to Australia at home amd away. Grabbed revenge with one-day series win over Aussies at home in 2006 with the famous record-breaking run chase in Johannesburg the perfect end.   

Captain: Graeme Smith took over from Shaun Pollock when South Africa were knocked out of the World Cup they were hosting in 2003. At 22, he was his country's youngest skipper.       

SRI LANKA: Facing New Zealand in the semi-finals in Jamaica on Tuesday.   

Coach: Tom Moody won two World Cups as a player with Australia and has since carved out a respected career as a coach working with Worcestershire before moving to Sri Lanka in May 2005 after being pipped for the India job by Greg Chappell. Speculation that he will leave after the World Cup to take charge of Western Australia.   

Captain: Mahela Jayawardene took over from Marvan Atapattu in 2006, led Sri Lanka to a 5-0 one-day whitewash over England and then scored a Sri Lankan record 374 against South Africa in Colombo. He added 624 for the third wicket with Kumar Sangakkara.       

WEST INDIES: A team in a seemingly continuous cycle of decline and finished in sixth place in the World Cup Super Eights just above Bangladesh and Ireland.   

Coach: Australian Bennett King took over from Gus Logie in 2004 and has said he would consider his future after the World Cup. With a review of the tournament to take place, it remains to be seen whether the 42-year-old will still be in charge for the tour to England in May.   

Captain: Brian Lara bid a tearful farewell from international cricket at a packed Kensington Oval on Saturday. Lara set world records throughout his career but even in his third spell as captain, he was unable to arrest the decline of a once-feared cricket machine. Ramnaraesh Sarwan tipped to take over.       

ZIMBABWE: In complete turmoil, scratched a draw with Ireland but lost to West Indies and Pakistan.   

Coach: Kevin Curran, who replaced Phil Simmons in August 2005, is in a precarious position and was under pressure even before the World Cup when his team lost 30 of 40 matches played under him.   

Captain: Prosper Utseya was unexpectedly thrust into the Zimbabwe national team against Sri Lanka at the age of 19 when all the rebel players withdrew. He looked out of his depth in the Caribbean and since returning home has lost the services of promising opener Vusi Sibanda, who has left to play in Sydney, as well as seamer Anthony Ireland who has quit international cricket and now has a two-year deal with Gloucestershire.