Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

[flyboy77]

AC 'the new Don' Voges now averaging 95.50.

8) 8) 8)

[ElwoodBlues1]

Australia win and take the number 1 mantle for test cricket back.
I am often very cautious about us proclaiming to be the # 1 side but I honestly believe this group plus 3 or 4 others are the best in the world.

When you consider the improvement in the batting, in particular Khawaja at number 3, it is a very ominous line up. If Mitch Marsh can soften his hands they will be a great top 6.
Our bowling has very good skill and variety. Add Starc and Cummins to that group and they are world class.

Lyon will end up with 400+ wickets.

I'd agree, i think we are the best team in the world and its because we have the best domestic comp and have more depth...take out its impossible for anyone to beat India on their home soil and
England doctor up their wickets the same to suit their bowlers and overall I think we perform better than most away and at home...

I'd have England at No 2 and India at No 3......Tha saffies are usually top 2 but have dropped away with Smith, Kallis retiring and Steyn being out injured all the time and I think they are in  a rebuild phase
that is hampered by the quota system....

[laj]

Australia win and take the number 1 mantle for test cricket back.
I am often very cautious about us proclaiming to be the # 1 side but I honestly believe this group plus 3 or 4 others are the best in the world.

When you consider the improvement in the batting, in particular Khawaja at number 3, it is a very ominous line up. If Mitch Marsh can soften his hands they will be a great top 6.
Our bowling has very good skill and variety. Add Starc and Cummins to that group and they are world class.

Lyon will end up with 400+ wickets.

Probably the no.1 side. Not many sides can win away, meaning there's no dominate side, which you are alluding to, but we have in SA and NZ, plus, remembering individual Test wins counts rather than a series, we only lost 3-2 in England while pumping them 5-0 previously. That's probably got us no.1.

Up until the Australian series New Zealand hadn't been beaten for quite a long time. Drawn series in England (1-1) and surprisingly a drawn series in the UAE against the Pakis (1-1) on real spinning tracks. So beating them 4-0 home and away is a good win.

[malo]

Australia win and take the number 1 mantle for test cricket back.
I am often very cautious about us proclaiming to be the # 1 side but I honestly believe this group plus 3 or 4 others are the best in the world.

When you consider the improvement in the batting, in particular Khawaja at number 3, it is a very ominous line up. If Mitch Marsh can soften his hands they will be a great top 6.
Our bowling has very good skill and variety. Add Starc and Cummins to that group and they are world class.

Lyon will end up with 400+ wickets.

I like Jackson Bird taking a few scalps too, just starting to add that depth to the Fast bowling ranks that has been promised for a couple of years now but has rarely been delivered.  Patto looked good as well..Hazelwood is world class, his control with both the new ball & reverse was exceptional, how he didn't end up with a 5-for in that 2nd innings is beyond me....and probably what led to his frustration & overreaction.

Anyway, get Starc back fit & (in my dreams) a fit & firing Cummings & you've finally got a squad of 5-6 quicks that could all step up (I'm not sure about Nathan C-N yet).  Ideal attack for long term thinking (Ashes 2017) would be Starc, Pattinson & Hazelwood....with Marsh & Lyon. 

cheers

Mal.

[malo]

I'd agree, i think we are the best team in the world and its because we have the best domestic comp and have more depth...take out its impossible for anyone to beat India on their home soil and
England doctor up their wickets the same to suit their bowlers

I'll be very interested to see if England are quite as interested in doctoring up green tops for their next home series, when Anderson will be gone & Broad will be on his last legs......and we'll have Hazelwood, Starc, Pattinson etc to choose from, all in their prime !

[LP]

It seems the T20 World Cup will be newspapers only in Australia, the local networks have all baulked at paying the huge fees demanded by India's Star Sports channel.

[ElwoodBlues1]

It seems the T20 World Cup will be newspapers only in Australia, the local networks have all baulked at paying the huge fees demanded by India's Star Sports channel.

I'll be searching on the Android box International TV channels....

[Juddkreuzer]

It seems the T20 World Cup will be newspapers only in Australia, the local networks have all baulked at paying the huge fees demanded by India's Star Sports channel.

Good decision by the local networks. Crap comp that gets ridiculous attention during the Australian summer but is not the type of Cricket that anyone who actually loves the game would hold in any level of esteem.

[LP]

Good decision by the local networks. Crap comp that gets ridiculous attention during the Australian summer but is not the type of Cricket that anyone who actually loves the game would hold in any level of esteem.

Possibly, but I always like to support the national team at any level of competition, I barrack for them at the toss of the coin!

[raven19]

AC 'the new Don' Voges now averaging 95.50.

8) 8) 8)

Hack!  >

Insane numbers those.

And with another 2-0 series win Marsh will get (yet) another reprieve at 6. Plus we don't play tests again until SL away mid this year.