Will these 2 points we get today matter?

England will undoubtedly win this match - if only because they know that a Kiwi-exile in Glorcestersher will be unbearable - but in the event of this indisputable victory (that will happen) I have to ask... Does it actually matter?

Right, I know that's silly, but by my reckoning surely it has no bearing on the cup as a whole? Assuming that New Zealand don't replicate their mess-up against a minnow and England continue to be the best team in the world (ok, you'll have to forgive me, but I've had 2 pints at lunch) we're both going through and us Monkeys are going to see England v Sri Lanka and India v NZ... that's a given.

Maybe I'm being stupid or blinded by alcohol. But can someone please tell me what benefit our inevitable win will have? WHEN we win we will have an extra 2 points in the Super 8 - but what bearing does that actually have? There's 6 games each in the Super 8 for god sake - twice the games as the group stages. I'm concerned this is becoming a bit of an old Champion's League format where the original group stages didn't actually matter unless you get knocked out. But realistically who is going to get knocked out - except for New Zealand? (couldn't resist that!)

Am I missing something?... hold on... it's another one of those tax things, but in a different way.