west indies 1980’s or australia 2000’s

Oh boy what a great debate!

This takes a lot of thinking.

My personal view is this current Australian side is by far and away a lot better but that's just my view. Let's see what sort of an argument that can provoke.

They didn't lose a series for 15 years not that they didn't lose a match in 15 years. However with the amount of cricket that is played within this decade this Australian team will hav played twice as many matches as that West Indian team.

Anyway you just look at the way this Australian team drops players left right and centre and they happen to be their best players so how the West Indies would have coped with losing their captain and VC and longest serving batsman and their run scorer and then giving possibly the greatest spin bowler of all time a year's ban for the kicks of it i'm not sure how well they'd have faired.

im going with the windies on them stats

Im with the aussies,because ,well im aussie hahaha,Treason comes quickly to mind,
2 great teams though,as always it can only come down to opinion,youll never get a definative answer as the 2 cant play.
They were an amazing team though ,only bowled about 75 over in a day because of the quicks they had,but they intimidated teams,sinse cricket started i think the teams that have had quick bowlers ,quality quicks and more than 1 ,and now a top flight spinner,have dominated cricket,nothing has changed as far as thew quicks go,look at englands quicks ,flintoff,harmison,Jones,hoggart,..outgunned the aussies ,teams seem to ride on the backs of the quickies ,if you can string 3 quality quicks at the same time you are gonna win more games than you lose,IMO,   so in light of that,do you think Oz can get a lend of fred flintoff for the next 8 years

well said recman. so you are back to support the windies eh? but what you said is true, the windies of the 80s were the best test team ever.

You last two lads are absolutely right - the Australian team from Mark Taylor on wouldn't have stood a chance against the 1980 Windies side - the two sides shouldn't really be mentioned in the same breath - in fact I have far more respect for the Australian side that defeated the West Indies 5 - 1 led by Ian Chappell - with a bowling attack that included Lillee, Thompson, Gilmour and Walker and batting that boasted the fabulous Chappell brothers, Ian Redpath, Doug Walters, and Rod Marsh - that Australian team was far stronger than the present Aussies - they are a team I would be willing to compare to the West Indies though I think they were not as good overall!!! What say ye?

It's not so clear cut as that...the West Indies team was probably a lot more entertaining and who knows, they might have beaten the Australian team...but there are records that favour Waugh's Aussies as well. Under Steve Waugh Australia won 16 tests in a row, they also hold the record for the most one-day international consecutive victories. They have won the past 2 world cups (the second under Ponting) The only series they lost before the Ashes (in England mind you) was in India in 2001.

I don't think the Australian team currently is as strong as it was a couple of years ago, but when they were at their peak they were a lot better than some of you give credit for.

That is quite funny, being scared of a man named Vivian!

bradman's team played in a time when there weren't many extraordinary players. look at every team now. they have someone to rely on...some good player.

the windies of the 80s were better than the aussies of today. they have better stats.

i don't understand why people say the 2 teams can't be compared because both teams have/had great players in their era.

so you're saying that the windies of the 80s are equal to the aussies of today. i totally disagree. if there were to be a match between the windies of the 80s and the aussies of today, who do you think will win. i can gurantee that it would be the windies of the 80s.

Edited by saadadvanced7

i didn't mean at their current age...i meant if they were at their peaks right now and faced the aussies.

Originally posted by Sledger Originally posted by saadadvanced7 i didn't mean at their current age...i meant if they were at their peaks right now and faced the aussies. As Homer would say ,"DOH!!!!"

Is that a joke or something???

maybe it was because The windies played in an era when there were other great teams with great players which made it harder for the windies to stay the best. The aussies are playing in an era where there is no team that has as many great players as them. they have McGrath, Shane, Ponting, Gilchrist, and Hayden.

Originally posted by saadadvanced7 The aussies are playing in an era where there is no team that has as many great players as them. they have McGrath, Shane, Ponting, Gilchrist, and Hayden.

Isn't that a testimony to the fact that Australia is such a great side, because they have such awesome players...

I'm a little fuzzy on 80's cricket anyway, who were the other great teams?

I certainly agree with you and that's similar to what i said earlier in this thread.