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RE:Dont comare the mighty windies with Aussi.
by Super User on Oct 13, 2007 01:22 PM

Beating the Aussies in one game does not prove anything. I have not checked the records but I would not be surprised if our win in the 4th ODI was the first victory in over 10 games aganist the Oz.

By the way, if we go by your defintion, neither was WI unbeatable, for we beat them in the 1983 final by a country mile!

I will agree with the author in that this Aussie domination is perhaps just as good as the 70-80 WI team.

I also will not agree with the argument that the WI of the 70-80 were more sporting. They too whined and whinged at every given opportunity, threatened opposition by tactics that by any measure would be considered unsporting. However since there wasnt any concept of Match Refree or trial by TV, they (WI) managed to get away with it. You only have to look at Holding kicking the stump out of the ground for receiving a bad decision from an umpire to reinforce this view.

This australian team is very professional, perhaps have a little on your face attitude, which gets a bit irritating after a point. But they certainly are worthy champions and offer a lot for other teams to learn from.

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Australia's domination reminiscent of WI