Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Australia Blazing

Aussies completed a comfortable victory at Adelaide today and proved they are still capable of doing anything. Unassailable lead and Pakistan are out of the series. So what is the secret of Australia's prolonged success?
One instance will say clearly. Ryan Harris,injured at the beginning of the season, comes as a last minute replacement for Peter Siddle and ends up with figures of 10-0-43-5 in just his second ODI game. Surely Deccan Chargers will be elated with the performance.
Six state teams in the domestic set up, adequate rest between first class games and a handful number of games for every team. Three tournaments viz., Sheffield Shield[first class], Ford Ranger Cup[LOI] and KFC T20 Big Bash. Good set up and one that produces many many good cricketers. Superb pitches almost all result producing ones. Games played in the respective international stadiums and a strong policy of limiting foreign participation.
With this type of Domestic system its no surprise that Aussies are still leading the ODI table and definitely they are a true contenders for the next year's coveted ICC World Cup in the sub-continent.

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