The 2007 Cricket World Cup

Yes, ausies are ranked better, but on a batting pitch like in windies a variety in attack would be required, on that pakis are better

Afridi is good enough bowler, usually not used fro more than 5-6 overs, and has a habit to pick up 1-2 wickets, and bowls his overs very quickly, actually he adds variety to attack, by his very quick leg spinners and a faster offspinner(stunner)

australian strength is their fast bowlers, hodge as only spinner, so attack is ususally monotonous, need to add some variety

What?? Well, that's just one match. Look at their overall performance. They are still very strong and still world champs.

Kaneria really hasn't impressed in ODIs.

Yea, I gotta back you on that. Hogg, Symonds, and Clarke are good enough. With Warne, they're great.

Malik is a chucker anyway...his doosra is chucked for sure.

the consistancy of ausies and SA will take them to semis,but after that a single performance can change it all, SA has suffered it twice in last few world cups, being most consistant, can only work if you dont have semi finals or finals, fortunately rankings doest make a team world champ its the performance in the semi final and finals which do it.

I still think in 1992 ausies were a better team on their home but could not reach even semifinals, Pakistan were the most inconsistant, but only last two great matches won them the cup!

Originally posted by wiseguy pls dont start the chucker thing again,if malik is bowling then he is part of the combination, my question is what is the combination of ausies for last ten ODI, they have to change it slightly to accomodate clarke and symonds more into bowling , when you talk of afridi who has around 160 wickets in odi you consider consistency, so what is the consistancy of symonds, clarke, and hodge in last 20-30 games? I have never said pakistan is the best side, but the bowling attack it has is better suited to windies pitches, and they have a combination around these five bowlers

Can you guys please type properly.

Really..we didn't know that.

Pls Suneel keep your views to your self, my argument is which bowling attack is best suited to windy pitches, I believe ausies would be handy on any wickets, and the discipline they have on any wicket is marvelous, thanks for correcting, hogg is a very good ODI prospect, but will he be as effective as a bowler in west indies has to be seen. Has he played in west indies before?

Originally posted by saadadvanced7 Pakistan is a good ODI team, but I wouldn't rank them in Australia's class. Australia seem undefeatable.

 

well i cant agree with you saad, because Australia is defeatable. you saw them winning a couple of world cups and you think they are undefeatable , try recalling west Indies , its just a matter of time before you begin to hear news on Australia's downfall .and how about the ashes? with england ,a team now considered to to be nothing but overrated.

true australia is undefeatable but they have lost to bangladesh soo anything can happen