silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
They still have the best batting lineup. And probably the top bowling attack. So, dominance? Maybe not. But the best in the world? Yea.
What are you smoking son, worst first post in a thread in history for mine.gunner said:Is this the End of the Aussie dominance in world cricket?
With Warne and Mcgrath retiring,australia will find it hard to bowl sides out unless jason gillespie and kasprowicz find their old form,
I think that they will win some matches but it will mostly be draws or losses
More draws cos of the power of their batting but who knows maybe the remainder of Dads Army might follow their lead,
i said this a couple of weeks ago when martyn retired that others will follow him very soon
Ridiculous statement IMO. Their batting lineup is easily the best in the world, both on form and class. Hussey and Ponting are unbelievably good. And bowling is still excellent.pasag said:What are you smoking son, worst first post in a thread in history for mine.
I still doubt England would have won a test this series against Australia without Warne and McGrath.gunner said:well,
take warney and mcgrath out of 2005 ashes and england would have won 5-0
take them out of this ashes series and england would have won 5-0
infact take them out of any series in the last 5 years and you will see alot of difference to the results
no bowlers can take their place right away and noone can act like nothing has happened
there will be alot of difference in results
gunner said:are you guys even reading?
did i say anything about their batting?
Wasn't that implying the batsman were on the way out aswell?More draws cos of the power of their batting but who knows maybe the remainder of Dads Army might follow their lead,
all i know is Australia are now back in the pack without these twogunner said:well,
take warney and mcgrath out of 2005 ashes and england would have won 5-0
take them out of this ashes series and england would have won 5-0
infact take them out of any series in the last 5 years and you will see alot of difference to the results
no bowlers can take their place right away and noone can act like nothing has happened
there will be alot of difference in results
yes it was,SirBloody Idiot said:Wasn't that implying the batsman were on the way out aswell?
someone who read the original post and understood itLaurrz said:all i know is Australia are now back in the pack without these two
they won't be horrible... just average.. maybe above average... but not "invincible" like tehy were once put
Because its the only person who's agreed with you?gunner said:someone who read the original post and understood it
best reply so far
Was referring to the title post of gunner (sorry if that wasn't clear).silentstriker said:Ridiculous statement IMO. Their batting lineup is easily the best in the world, both on form and class. Hussey and Ponting are unbelievably good. And bowling is still excellent.
And I was referring to gunner when I said ridiculous post, not you.pasag said:Was referring to the title post of gunner (sorry if that wasn't clear).
Great post Sean, I believe we're on the same 'word' of the same 'page' .The Sean said:I posted this in the other thread, so apologies if I'm breaking any rules by posting it here as well, but it seems relevant...
With Marto gone too and Langer/Haydos/Gilly all due to retire in the next 1-2 years you can be sure the infamous "transition" word will rear its ugly head in just about every article concerning Australian cricket over the next couple of years in a way not seen since the mid-80s. It will certainly be a challenge to see how the next generation fare with trying to fill the boots of their record-breaking predecessors, and I can't argue with anyone who says we'll come back to the field over this period. But I don't think we're in anything like the kind of trouble we were in back in 1984 when the great trio left us at the same time - the strength of Australian cricket at domestic level is stronger now than then, the experienced players who will remain in the Test side over the next few years (Punter, Clarke, Hussey, Lee, Clark et al) are of a much higher standard than most of those left behind in the 1980s, the set-up and mentality of Australian cricket now compared to then is so different it's barely comparable, and there will (barring something totally unforseen) be no such thing as a rebel tour to drain Australian cricketing resources.
Will we lose a degree of the dominance we've held over international cricket for the past decade or more? Almost certainly.
Will we suddenly turn into also-rans who will struggle to bowl the opposition out for less than 500 and who start losing more than they win? Absolutely not.
This is an exciting challenge for the next generation of Australian cricketers to carry on a magnificent legacy of men they probably grew up idolising. I'm going to back them to do a good job of it.
I need sleep tbh.silentstriker said:And I was referring to gunner when I said ridiculous post, not you.
Thanks mate.KaZoH0lic said:Great post Sean, I believe we're on the same 'word' of the same 'page' .