Jazza
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@happy tiger said:@Peaches said:@turnstyle said:awesome finish to the test. so glad the aussies won it as they really deserved to.
unfortunately, as ftb says, there may always be the spectre of steyn's injury hanging over the result. also have to agree that before proclaiming themselves as the best in the world, the aussies need a sustained period of success now.
i think the only gauge is the icc rankings? i guess until they are number 1 they cant really say they are number 1.
I hope not. We lost the Ashes in 2005 with McGrath having injury issues but overtime it's been forgotten and rightly so. Injuries and luck play as much of a part as a win as does form and umpiring decisions.
And I agree about the sustained period of success. South Africa have lost some leadership with Kallis and now Smith, as have England with Pieterson and Swann. But as always the game moves on and new players take the places of the games former top players but that usually takes some time. Australia has a real chance to have a good year or two at the top if they can keep the team healthy and in form.
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I still maintain that Shaun Tait cost us the Ashes in 2005
If we could of managed another 15-20 runs I reckon we win that test and that ridiculous shot he attempted :brick: :brick: :brick: :brick: :bash :rant
I remember that shot too. He was almost off the pitch he was that far inside the line of the ball. But if we're going to talk about that innings then I think what cost us the Ashes was Simon Katich's dismissal. Harmison bowling a 1/2 tracker pitching about a metre outside leg stump and yet Aleem Dar gave him out lbw when he was well set…. I guess that might be why Shane Warne has never rated Dar as an umpire :laughing: