Most Important Victories

[subshakerz]

Which victories were most significant for their country's cricket?

Ind vs Aus 2001 or India vs Aus 2021

SL One off test vs Eng 98 or SL vs SA 2019

Eng vs Aus 2010/11 or Eng vs Aus 2005

Pak vs Ind 1986/7 or Pak vs Eng 2012 whitewash

SA vs Aus 2008 or SA vs England 2000

Aus vs WI 1995 or Aus vs India 2004/5

NZ vs Aus 1985/86 or NZ vs India 2024

 

[DrWolverine]

Which victories were most significant for their country's cricket?

Ind vs Aus 2001 or India vs Aus 2021

Eng vs Aus 2010/11 or Eng vs Aus 2005

SL One off test vs Eng 98 or SL vs SA 2019

Aus vs WI 1995 or Aus vs India 2004/5

NZ vs Aus 1985/86 or NZ vs India 2024

 

[Johan]

2005 is the most important victory, it's the end of 16 years of endless, brutal suffering and a rebirth for English Cricket.

 

[OverratedSanity]

I reckon Aus vs WI 1995 is pretty overrated in terms of importance. WI were badly on the decline already. WI would've lost to SA during that time too, they just happened to play Australia before them. In terms of actual cricketing importance rather than the storyline/narrative, I'd say Australia going to SA and beating them in 1997 was a more impressive and more significant result in history which actually cemented the team as the best of the generation beyond doubt.

 

[subshakerz]

2005 is the most important victory, it's the end of 16 years of endless, brutal suffering and a rebirth for English Cricket.

Yeah but England winning in 2010 is their only win there in nearly 40 years.

 

[Johan]

Yeah but England winning in 2010 is their only win there in nearly 40 years.

there'd be no 2010 without 2005 though

 

[subshakerz]

I reckon Aus vs WI 1995 is pretty overrated in terms of importance. WI were badly on the decline already. WI would've lost to SA during that time too, they just happened to play Australia before them. In terms of actual cricketing importance rather than the storyline/narrative, I'd say Australia going to SA and beating them in 1997 was a more impressive and more significant result in history which actually cemented the team as the best of the generation beyond doubt.

Australia weren't expected to win in WI though.

 

[subshakerz]

there'd be no 2010 without 2005 though

Hmm not sure. England were wasted in 2007 that would have ruined any confidence they had from 2005.

 

[Johan]

Hmm not sure. England were wasted in 2007 that would have ruined any confidence they had from 2005.

it didn't because if I remember correctly, with a similar level of team we won 2009 and had a good attitude to it, the retirements of McWarne and decline of Ponting was very rejuvenating.

 

[subshakerz]

it didn't because if I remember correctly, with a similar level of team we won 2009 and had a good attitude to it, the retirements of McWarne and decline of Ponting was very rejuvenating.

It's debatable if they would have lost in 2009 if they had lost in 2005. Aus played pretty bad in 2009.

 

[Johan]

It's debatable if they would have lost in 2009 if they had lost in 2005. Aus played pretty bad in 2009.

I feel like we would.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Ind vs Aus 2001
SL vs SA 2019
Eng vs Aus 2005
Pak vs Ind 1986/7
SA vs Aus 2008
Aus vs WI 1995
NZ vs India 2024

 

[Sliferxxxx]

I reckon Aus vs WI 1995 is pretty overrated in terms of importance. WI were badly on the decline already. WI would've lost to SA during that time too, they just happened to play Australia before them. In terms of actual cricketing importance rather than the storyline/narrative, I'd say Australia going to SA and beating them in 1997 was a more impressive and more significant result in history which actually cemented the team as the best of the generation beyond doubt.

Nice try but South Africa weren't beating WI in the Caribbean. Had they played in South Africa thats a different story. The WI lost exactly ONE series at home in the 90s so what Australia did was amazing. Not only did they end WIs 15 year unbeaten streak, they beat the WI in fortress Barbados and became the first team to win in the WI in 22 years.

 

[subshakerz]

I feel like we would.

Regardless even though Ashes 2005 is more celebrated, we may get a situation where Ashes 2010 is the only victory in Australia in half a century. I think there are many England teams in the future who will look at it wondering how Strauss cracked the formula.

 

[subshakerz]

Ind vs Aus 2001
SL vs SA 2019
Eng vs Aus 2005
Pak vs Ind 1986/7
SA vs Aus 2008
Aus vs WI 1995
NZ vs India 2024

Wouldn't NZ winning in Aus the first time have more significance?

 

[capt_Luffy]

Wouldn't NZ winning in Aus the first time have more significance?

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