Fearsome foursome

Nasser Hussain and Mike Atherton discuss the World T20 groups and who they think will reach the semis.

Play dynamic, no fear cricket - or go home, says Nass

England can't afford to ease into this World Twenty20 tournament. In this format it's possible for any team to beat any other on their day so you have to turn up with the right mind-set and get the most out of your gun players. T20 is about your stars performing. England won in 2010 because they played no fear cricket. They focused on what they were doing rather than worrying about the opposition. Kevin Pietersen played dynamic cricket and was Player of the Tournament. This time that responsibility falls on the likes of Craig Kieswetter, Michael Lumb and Eoin Morgan. Here's what Ath and I think of the groups... plus who we think will progress from the Super Eights...

Group A - England, India, Afghanistan

ATHERS: First of all you have to say that this is a fantastic story for Afghanistan. I don't think they've got a hope in hell of beating England or India but given what that country has gone through it's an absolute triumph for them just to be there. NASS: Agreed - but Afghanistan will see this as a great opportunity to make a statement, just as the Netherlands did in 2009 when they beat England at Lord's. That just shows that you have to treat everyone with the respect they deserve. England must hit the ground running and say 'we're here' and 'we're champs'. We did an interview with Jade Dernbach this week and he said 'it's our trophy, it's our tournament and we've got to play like holders of the tournament'. I like that attitude. NASS: India showed in losing to New Zealand the other day that they are fallible - even if it was only be one run! Their batting - with guys like Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh and Virat Kohli - looks very strong but their bowling still worries me a little bit. However they went to Sri Lanka in July/August and won the one-day series and the one T20 between the sides, so for me they start as favourites for the tournament.

Group B - Australia, West Indies, Ireland

ATHERS: You look at the West Indies' line-up and the great strikers of the ball that they've got and you think they should be one of the favourites. Any side with Chris Gayle and Kieron Pollard - not to mention Sunil Narine, who will be important - must be dangerous. The only concern with the West Indies is that they've got a history of not living up to expectations. I thought they would do quite well in the World Cup on the subcontinent but they didn't; they often let themselves down with the standard of performance. NASS: There's a lot of IPL experience in that squad and that could be crucial. Narine didn't perform in English conditions earlier this summer. We built him up as a mystery spinner but the mystery was whether he was spinning it at all! But virtually all of their first-choice side have had some kind of IPL experience. Twenty20 cricket is about raw talent. Gayle can change a game off his own bat just like that. You need good plans for guys like these - and excellent planning has been part of England's armoury in recent years. ATHERS: Australia have got no chance of winning this. They're very reliant on David Warner and Shane Watson at the top of the order. They are two mighty good Twent20