But, weather permitting, it looks as if South Africa — which has the tournament's biggest single weapon in paceman Dale Steyn — may be about to break its own tradition of failure in big tournaments and emerge as the champion.
With planners warning that the law will not give small towns enough time to review complicated development projects, the New Jersey League of Municipalities has advised towns to automatically deny zoning permits if it looks like they will not be able to meet the deadline.
"We moved to India at the last minute," she said, "because we got our permits approved there, and it looks so much more like Pakistan than shooting in Jordan".
In Israel, for instance, there are contracts to build these permanent desalination plants, but now it looks like the permits aren't going to come through.
Why did the Werkstätte's old guard permit what looks like heresy from their spartan style?
Since it is flexible and permits repeated looks at evolving data, Bayesian analysis is particularly well suited to the evaluation of new medical technology.
And the state's successful cap and trade market, part and parcel of the landmark program enacted by then Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, which sets a price on carbon emissions by issuing permits, looks like it is going to get a lot more company.
A sex worker caught without a permit or looking for customers outside of these designated areas faces a fine of up to €1,000.
Sergio Busquets is vital and, fitness permitting, looks likely to be joined by Thiago.
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire's Clive Eakin: "Weather permitting, this match looks certain to produce a positive result which would leave the vanquished team looking nervously at the relegation zone going into their final two games.
