Originally posted by rahulmvora
No. their bowling department is weak . aussies have a great batting line up . i think the bowling department of england in front of aussies is nothing . caddick-hoggard-flintoff-giles Vs mcgrath-Gillespe-warne-bichel-B.lee ....... both sides have a great batting line up though. but aussies have a another advantage and that is playing at home . so i think aussies will win .
both sides have a great batting line up, BOLLOX, our line up is $hit.
Openers - Hayden and Langer for Aus, Vaughan and Trescothick for England.
Trescothick and Vaughan probably just slightly better than Langer, but both have only been around for only a few years, Langer has more experience. However Hayden better than both Trescothick and Vaughan put together, and Hayden and Langer have a great understanding tha Trescothick and Vaughan, who have only really been the established opening pair for the last 8 months.
Middle Order - Ponting, Waugh, Lehmann, Martyn and Gilchrist for Aus, Butcher, Hussain, Crawley, Stewart and Flintoff (White when Flintoff is out injured).
Only Flintoff would make Aus starting XI, and that coz Aus don't have all rounder who can bat and bowl,but then again with aus on current form would they really need him? Crawley isn't up to Test cricket, but he's better than other batsmen, Hussain and Stewart are has-beens and Butcher is ok, but nothing when compared to australia middle order batsmen.
Bowlers - Lee, Gillespie, McGrath and of course Warne for Aus, Caddick, Hoggard, Giles and ??????????, plus Flintoff for England.
an absolute joke, we are down to the bare bones, and this is our future bowling attack plus Jones. Aus could even afford to replace Lee for Bichel, but their 3rd team bowlers would make the England side.
Wicketkeepers - Gilchrist for Aus, Stewart for England. Stewart is too old, and Gilchrist is the best wicketkeeper in the world, and thats not even taking into account his batting prowess.
Fielding. England can't even catch a cold
Australia also have the best fielders.
The fundalmental problem. the way we train players, it isn't professional. We tend to for instance with a batsman concentrate on his strongest part of his game, i.e. his ability to deal with spin, but he struggles with pace. That weakness isn't pick up upon until he is an established player, and then the training is too late and totally inadequate.
The greatest real lief example of this is the bowlers. Australia's bowlers if required will offer batting resistance. Our bowlers will just simply crumble, even if a dustbin was bowling!
