Few moments from now SA would become 1st team in 17 yrs to beat Australia in Australia. Good achievement. But a bit unfair too. This Australian team is weak, jaded, tired and unsure of its domination. The batsmen aint clicking, the senior players aint ready to go and the bowling attack looks club standard with injuries to Lee along with his marital troubles. Clark is injured, Johnson looks the only bowler who can take wickets consistently. Unfair becos it was India who ran through the Aussies close 2 times down under and were Bucknored every time in Sydney. 2004, it was Steve Waugh and Bucknor who took the test away from India and then in 2008 it was again Benson and Bucknor who with their shocking decisions closed the door on Indians.
Its unfair for India that a team from nowhere comes and wins the series in Australia whereas we should have been the team who should have got the honors. We always have run close to Aussies in their prime in 2001, 2003, 2004 and then in 2008. When they had the likes of Waugh brothers, Langer, Martyn, Gilchrist, McGrath and Warne, we gave them close fight barring 1999. Yet due to either umpiring decisions or due to some other reason we couldn’t finish them off in their own backyard.
And now with chokers Safs walking away with the credit, its unbearable for a pro India fan to digest this. May be time for gulping some Hajmolas to digest the rubbing. May be its time for Australian selectors to be ruthless and cut the feathers of over aged players, strip Ponting of the captaincy and show the door to Symonds, Hayden. Find a fast bowler and find a spinner who has 5-10% capabilities of Warne. No part timers like Hauritz or White. A full fledged traditional spinner.
Aussies end their supremacy tonite with a defeat in MCG, which perhaps would also see SA as # 1 team in the world. For me not, its INDIA. We didn’t play Bangladesh 4 times, we didn’t win against any meek opposition. Wins against Australia 3 times, England and South Africa counts much. Blip in SL was a distraction of the vision to be the BEST in the world. Come end 2009 we shall right be there. On the top in all forms of the game.
