As we discovered on Saturday music is alive and well in the Polish capital, so it seems appropriate to retain that theme as the Championships start in earnest. Appropriately, it is Italy, a country with a rich musical history that leads the way after the first day's play, and they are no strangers to such an exalted position.

They are closely followed by Norway - I would have no difficulty in reminding you of their musical heritage, nor that of third placed Turkey, tied with Luxemburg.

We will need to see a great deal more play before any real pattern emerges, but with so many powerful teams in the field everyone is hoping for a good start. That puts an onus on those countries that have started indifferently, notably Russia, France and The Netherlands, to demonstrate that they are contenders for a trip to Shanghai in 2007.