Leaders mark countdown to CWC 2015

42413 Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and New Zealand Prime Minister John Key with the ICC Cricket
42413 Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and New Zealand Prime Minister John Key with the ICC Cricket

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard today marked two years to go until teams begin to arrive and warm-up for cricket's flagship tournament, the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.

With the picturesque Queenstown Lake setting the backdrop, both leaders had their photo taken with the World Cup Trophy in Queenstown, New Zealand. Both said they were looking forward to jointly hosting the tournament in 2015 with Australia and New Zealand last hosting the Cricket World Cup in 1992.

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