Jono
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Well now that the Super Series is done and dusted, the next series coming up on Australian soil is the WI tour. Now whilst the WI team obviously haven't been the force they were in years gone by, I still always look forward to the Frank Worrell Trophy specifically for the epic battles both teams had in the 90s with the 92/93 series being one of my first cricketing memories. I know there is already a WI in Aus official tour thread, but this is more based around a specific decade of cricket rather than the actual tour coming up. 
I've got the 91, 92/93, 95, 96/97 and 98/99 series highlights all on DVD which I often watch when I feel the need to watch some great cricket. The reason I've picked this decade specifically is other than being the most recent time when both teams were very competitive, it (to me anyway) signified the change in test cricket with Australia finally beating in 95 after close battles in 91 and 92/93.
Another reason why this decade stands out to me is because there was never more than 1 test match in it. 2-1 WI in 91, 2-1 WI in 92/93, 2-1 Aus in 95, 3-2 Aus in 96/97 and 2-2 in 98/99. Obviously in 2000/01 there was the 5-0 drubbing going Australia's way, and in 2003 Aus won 3-1 with only the record-breaking WI run chase in the dead rubber test (oh and the McGrath/Sarwan incident
) really memorable.
I was wondering for those that remember these great battles, or have watched highlights and read about it years after, which series was your particular favourite? And what specific moments and performances do you recall when you think about that series?
I've got the 91, 92/93, 95, 96/97 and 98/99 series highlights all on DVD which I often watch when I feel the need to watch some great cricket. The reason I've picked this decade specifically is other than being the most recent time when both teams were very competitive, it (to me anyway) signified the change in test cricket with Australia finally beating in 95 after close battles in 91 and 92/93.
Another reason why this decade stands out to me is because there was never more than 1 test match in it. 2-1 WI in 91, 2-1 WI in 92/93, 2-1 Aus in 95, 3-2 Aus in 96/97 and 2-2 in 98/99. Obviously in 2000/01 there was the 5-0 drubbing going Australia's way, and in 2003 Aus won 3-1 with only the record-breaking WI run chase in the dead rubber test (oh and the McGrath/Sarwan incident
) really memorable.I was wondering for those that remember these great battles, or have watched highlights and read about it years after, which series was your particular favourite? And what specific moments and performances do you recall when you think about that series?
But after reading this thread I checked out the archives last night because I was really interested…it was such a great series! Yeah I think Steve Waugh got injured during his innings but there was no mention of that in the match reports.Ponting also gave a gutsy performance during that innings with Waugh after he came in as a late replacement for Greg Blewett…great stuff!