no 1 - australia.. being the home side will give them a huge advantage as well as their team have a good mix of youngsters and experienced players such as mitchel johnson, clarke, haddin, siddle, harris, steve smith. these players look like they can perform on the big stage.

no 2 - south africa... They have a world class line up.. with kallis concentrating on odis if he returns to form and amla and de villiers and de kock they have a solid batting line up with steyn and morkel the best bowlers around and their fielding is the best around. so they are the obvious no 2 choice barring chokes they can win any game at any point.

no 3 - india... This indian side have a world class batting line up and the best finisher in dhoni.. they are not known to perform outside the subcontinent but in 2014 they are going to australia if i am not wrong and that exposure will help them alot. they are playing in new zealand as well so the experience they gain from there will be a big boost. barring injuries and their bowlers can step up their games they will be the team to beat.

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