What is the driving force of a World Champion team?

[Richard]

Or the 1999 Australia, even though they were incredibly fortunate to get through that semi.

Played poorly in the early 2 or 3 games, but with one of those being against Scotland could afford to.

 

[rodzilla1010]

Or the 1999 Australia, even though they were incredibly fortunate to get through that semi.

Played poorly in the early 2 or 3 games, but with one of those being against Scotland could afford to.

Exactly, actually you can look at SA and Aus of the 1999 World cup. SA lost only 2 matches in the whole WC, Australia lost 3.
In 1992 NZ lost only 2 matches, Pakistan lost 3 games.

Actually Pakistan had to win 6 straight matches to win the cup
Australia famously won 7 consective.

So i think consistency takes a back seat, its to peak at the rigt time. I rather lose 3 games in the begining than losing one in the end

 

[Richard]

It shouldn't be forgotten, though, that Australia could have gone out of that tournament 3 times (and should twice - being saved only by a Gibbs dropped catch and a Klusener brain-failure).

 

[rodzilla1010]

It shouldn't be forgotten, though, that Australia could have gone out of that tournament 3 times (and should twice - being saved only by a Gibbs dropped catch and a Klusener brain-failure).

Fortune favors the brave...by the way the klusner brain failure was actually Steve's brilliance

 

[Neil Pickup]

Steve had mastered mind-control had he?

Actually, it would explain England picking Richard Dawson against them...

 

[Richard]

Fortune favors the brave...by the way the klusner brain failure was actually Steve's brilliance

Well it didn't favour it in that case... Klusener went for the run and misfortune smiled on him...

How exactly did Stephen Waugh help with that? IIRR he didn't even touch the ball, it was Fleming, his twin and Gilchrist.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Consistency. It creates a habit of winning, as well as a sense of trust and confidence in your own teammates, in addition to a belief that you can win from any position.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Wasn't it Fleming who under-armed it to Gilchrist?

Remember him talking about how they had been ten pin bowling a few nights before, and just out of habit he rolled it along the floor all the way down to Gilchrist's end.

 

[pup11]

Yeah it sure was a magical moment for every aussie cricketer and fan. Flem's under-arm throw was very sensible in that heat of the moment.

 

[Prince EWS]

Good players.

Damn you Richard! Damn you to hell!!

You stole my post.

 

[Fiery]

Yes, and I've never believed the presumption it is based on for a second.

IMO it's most accurate to say you don't get a champion team without champion players. Don't underestimate the negative impact a frictional undercurrent can have on a team of champions, but equally don't overestimate the positive impact that can be made on a group of average players by what's often referred to as "team spirit".

"Team spirit" for me was best summed-up by the guy who called it "the illusion of togetherness glimpsed in the aftermath of triumph" or something along those lines.

Trust you to over-analyse (and try to discredit) one of the most simplistic and often-used cliches in the history of sport, Richard.

 

[Richard]

Wasn't it Fleming who under-armed it to Gilchrist?

Remember him talking about how they had been ten pin bowling a few nights before, and just out of habit he rolled it along the floor all the way down to Gilchrist's end.

Indeed 'twas...

 

[Richard]

Trust you to over-analyse (and try to discredit) one of the most simplistic and often-used cliches in the history of sport, Richard.

Always trust me on that one.

There are a lot silly ones out there, you see.