AUSTRALIA- THE END OF TWO DECADE DOMINANCE

Australia is the most respected and threatening nation in the field of cricket. They won the world cup in the year 1987. With great players like mark Taylor, Allan border they stabilized their team with consistent performance in the 90’s. However it was after the emergence of the Waugh brothers , the Australia started dominating. Under the captaincy of Steve Waugh the Australia emerged as a strong team. With potential players like Warne, McGrath, Gilchrist, Lehman, martin the team was well balanced to turn any match towards their favor. After the switch over of captaincy to Ricky ponting the team even got better with youngsters in team. However, now with major players retiring from the side, the team loses its balance and the intensity. The youngsters are failing to make an impact as their senior players did. The team has left ponting, Clarke and Hussey to stand as an example for the youngsters to win matches. With loss in Indian test series and a home loss to South Africa has raised question towards the potential of the Australians. Their dominance and discipline in the field is missing. This shows lack of talent and chemistry in the team. Now the number one spot is open to any talented team. The strong contenders are India and South Africa.