Pinnacle of this Aussie team

[Johnners]

Yes, I think it was 15 years and over 30 series without defeat

i knew they were dominant, but not that dominant!!

 

[archie mac]

i knew they were dominant, but not that dominant!!

I just looked it up, 15 years and 29 series, they were a great team, no doubt

 

[Slifer]

Not sure if it quite makes the time frame, but I thought the Aussies dominance started with the defeating of the Windies in the Caribbean. It signified the changing of the guard

No no they became the best team after 1995 and the most consistent but they were by no means dominant. Their dominance imo began around 1999-2000 when they began those sequences of white washes.

 

[open365]

Well, i think the aussie side that played England last time we toured was pretty invincible, though i was only just starting to watch cricket then.

I would guess their peak would be when they had

1.Langer
2.Hayden
3.Ponting
4.Martyn
5.Steve Waugh
6.Darren Lehman
7.GIlchrist
8.Warne
9.Gillespie
10.McGrath
11.Kasprovich/Lee

Though i'm not sure they have ever played with exactly that side, that's about as close to the perfect side as i've seen.

 

[silentstriker]

1. MJ Slater
2. ML Hayden
3. JL Langer
4. ME Waugh
5. *SR Waugh
6. RT Ponting
7. +AC Gilchrist
8. SK Warne
9. MS Kasprowicz
10. JN Gillespie
11. GD McGrath

Thats the side that lost the second test in India. Thats a pretty good side too TBH.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Well, i think the aussie side that played England last time we toured was pretty invincible, though i was only just starting to watch cricket then.

I would guess their peak would be when they had

1.Langer
2.Hayden
3.Ponting
4.Martyn
5.Steve Waugh
6.Darren Lehman
7.GIlchrist
8.Warne
9.Gillespie
10.McGrath
11.Kasprovich/Lee

Though i'm not sure they have ever played with exactly that side, that's about as close to the perfect side as i've seen.

Yeah, that lineup played the WACA test in the 02/03 Ashes. The Mark Waugh vs Lehmann debate is a tricky one, because there's no doubt in my mind that Lehmann was a better batsman in the longer form of the game, at least potentially, but he had a fairly tough time in all his early entries into test cricket for one reason or another, and during his fairly brief period at the top of his game in test cricket, Steve Waugh had already retired.

Mark was never a great test batsman, but he was a good one and played over 100 fairly successful tests. I think I'd have to go with that same team, but with Mark Waugh instead of Lehmann and Martyn at 6, as Australia had around 2001/02.