If Australia wins the World Cup....

[pasag]

....by the time the next World Cup comes along in 2011, they would not have lost a World Cup match in almost 12 years.

That's mind-boggling tbh.

 

[Prince EWS]

Could have saved it for after the match I reckon. Threads like this just ask for the result to go the other way.

 

[pasag]

Could have said "When"

 

[pup11]

Yup, that would definately be mind-boggling if Aussies could do that, but that only shows how consistent Aussies have been all through these years.


They have worked extremely hard to maintain the same levels of consistency and concentration through all these year so they deserve to have that sort of a record i guess!!

 

[pup11]

I just hope Aussies don't fail to cross the last hurdule, it would be a shame if that happens because they have just played some "AUSSOME" cricket in this tournament.

 

[pasag]

Haha "Aussome". Best poster.

 

[Perm]

Pretty unbeleivable, can't think of too many countries that have had such a stranglehold on World Cup games in the recent past, except maybe the Kangaroos League team.

 

[nightprowler10]

Kinda makes people who say "anybody can win a WC" look like idiots. Pretty every WC has been won by the deserving nation. I may not like it if Oz win the World Cup, but that doesn't change the fact that they deserve it.

 

[Prince EWS]

I just hope Aussies don't fail to cross the last hurdule, it would be a shame if that happens because they have just played some "AUSSOME" cricket in this tournament.

Haha, gun.

You should have made that your username when you joined IMO.

 

[LA ICE-E]

if they win than i don't think it would be a good thing for cricket or the world cup. they already went to the finals of very wc since '96. can you believe that? Even brazil isn't dominating soccer like that. this is like total domination of cricket. I wonder why people like brazil in soccer even though they dominate but a lot of poeple are against the aussies because they dominate. I just don't like any domination at all, although i do support brazil in soccer may that's cause i only watch the fifa world cup and that's the only time i watch soccer.

 

[Jono]

Great team, that's for sure.

 

[SJS]

Great team, that's for sure.

Great going by results for sure.

 

[JASON]

Great going by results for sure.

I agree with that clarfication of the previous post as well .

 

[irfan]

if they win than i don't think it would be a good thing for cricket or the world cup. they already went to the finals of very wc since '96. can you believe that? Even brazil isn't dominating soccer like that. this is like total domination of cricket. I wonder why people like brazil in soccer even though they dominate but a lot of poeple are against the aussies because they dominate. I just don't like any domination at all, although i do support brazil in soccer may that's cause i only watch the fifa world cup and that's the only time i watch soccer.

Brazil, in soccer, play the beautiful game which usually involves individual stars with a dazzling array of tricks and slick passing to entertain the crowds. So even if Brazil dominates, the majority of crowds like watching them for the one bit of Ronaldinho magic or Kaka trickery.

Australia (esp. in WC), in cricket, however, play a more ruthless, effective game (think Hayden & McGrath) with a desire not necessarily to entertain the crowds but to achieve victory no matter what. Their brand of cricket curbs flashes of individual brilliance for a collective, consistent display of skill and aggression. Since they don't dominate in a crowd pleasing manner, crowds don't take to them as much.

Cricket has much more scope for thrashings since it's a lot longer than soccer, and Australia have been handing them out consistently since the 2000's which is a lot longer than Brazil's domination of soccer in a similar time period. So neutral crowds are just fed up of Australia winning convincingly with monotonous regularity.

 

[Jono]

Great going by results for sure.

No, just a great ODI team for mine.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Pretty unbeleivable, can't think of too many countries that have had such a stranglehold on World Cup games in the recent past, except maybe the Kangaroos League team.

Yeah, Australia's cricketers have a way to go to match their League players. IIRC we won the WC in 1972, but Oz have held it since. In fact the 05 Tri Nations was the first test series they'd lost for over 20 years too.

 

[STRAIGHT BREAKS]

Australia (esp. in WC), in cricket, however, play a more ruthless, effective game (think Hayden & McGrath) with a desire not necessarily to entertain the crowds but to achieve victory no matter what. .

Yeah, hayden's so boring to watch.

How could anyone derive any entertainment of watching him walk down the pitch and dismiss any bowler for huge 6's out of the island.

 

[SJS]

No, just a great ODI team for mine.

Oh yes they are a very very good side but not as great as their results show them to be. Its more a commentary on the state of world cricket than anything else.

I am sure even Australia would have been happier if the standards of opposition were better and their performances could be viewed objectively against the other great sides of the past.

Its not their (Australia's) fault though. Nor their responsibility to improve world standards.

 

[Jono]

So which ODI sides in the past are 'great' then?