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But Dutton's electoral poison in all the wrong places.

I don't think Carey has the body of work to enter the Top 50 yet, and Green won't when he does either. Beyond that, these observations are mostly OP.

Now that two blockbuster tours and the WTC are out of the way, I feel comfortable updating this. Most of these guys I won't comment on because my view of them hasn't changed. *still playing 62) Matthew Wade* - Now at the bottom after a poor 2020/21 season. 61) Mitch Marsh* - His Ashes...

He had a great temperament - he really tried to make you work for his wicket, but his technical issues obviated his good intentions.

Oh absolutely. Technique isn't everything. Looking great and then throwing your wicket away (James Vince) does little for your side.

This sounds glib, but a poor Test technique is one which does not stand up to examination at the highest level because there are too many technical flaws for bowlers to exploit. Rory Burns is a prime example. In 2021-22, he was constantly on the move when the ball was being bowled, he didn't...

Thx for your thoughts, mate. Robinson's does flatter him, but he could hold down an end more effectively than a supposed metronome like Hazlewood could, while slapping a few runs. He also got a few tail wickets after our batsmen saw him off. Cummins' captaincy's already considered within the...

Ponting was a terrific ODI captain, but I reckon that his long apprenticeship as ODI captain actually damaged his Test captaincy because he treated Tests like extended ODIs (not having spinners on until X over, setting defensive fields or fields for bad bowling too early). Mind, the coaches and...

A qualified success. We won the WTC and retained The Ashes, while sweeping our way out of contention in India. This side is akin to 1990s South Africa - very good, but not quite rising up when greatness beckons.

I don't believe I've seen one of these around, so I may as well start: AUSTRALIA: Khawaja (8) - A lynchpin throughout the series. His vigils underlaid our two Ashes victories. Up-and-down in the field, but still much better than he used to be. Warner (4) - He tried hard, but his eye's going...

Don't get me wrong, I agree, but I was talking more in terms of overall ability. A contest between this bowling lineup and a late-era Border batting lineup would be tantalising.

The World Cup is an ODI tournament, and shock wins do happen in such tournaments (see IND in 1983, and arguably PAK in 1992 and SL in 1996). We did win the Ashes in '89, but against an ENG side that was already losing Tests by the truckload. We were still unable to topple WI and we couldn't...

This team is like a late-era Border team or 1990s South Africa - very good, but not able to win the defining games/series that propel you into greatness.

Off the top of my head: 1) Crawley/Duckett > Burns/Roy 2) Current Joe Root > 2019 Joe Root 3) Anderson was injured in 2019's 1st Test, which IMO was a body blow that actually exceeded Lyon going down this series. He was completely anodyne in 2023, granted. 4) Stokes > Root as a captain (as...

Nah, ENG's 2019 side was weaker than this edition. Stokes > Root as a captain, if nothing else.

:musicnotes: His Way And now the end is near No Broady spells, no bowling hot streaks He bought them fifteen whole years But couldn't match the length of Jimmy's He ran for miles and miles His jumbo feet, at home or a-waaaay But now the prick is gone He did it hiiiiiiis waaaaay Pissed off our...

You could say that if we didn't bowl like idiots to the tail and bat like morons in the second innings, we could and should have won at Headingley. They both cancel each other out.

They've been better over the last three, and the Headingley game could have gone either way. Losing Lyon was a massive blow, too. For all the hype around BazBall, they've basically equalled Joe Root's 'achievement' in 2019 (weather permitting). And I still doubt that their approach is...

I swear, they have the same meeting at the end of every blockbuster series... "Alright guys, this is our chance to grab an era-defining series win. Let's piss it away!" "AYE AYE, CAP'N!" :drunk:

I'd say probably late-Border standard - our quicks have the edge, but the batting goes their way, plus they had Shane Warne. Only the 2007/08 and 2013/14 sides come close to the Cummins-era AUS side IMO. Combine the 2007/08 batting with our current bowling stocks and we could give that early...