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Will any side dominate cricket again like Australia 1994-2006?

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They were a force to be reckoned with and only would have been beaten by the windies of the 70s and 80s on their best days
 
Don't think Aus were all that dominant in 1994. The nucleus was coming together from 1994 to 1997 and their real era of dominance started 1998 onwards.

Even in their halcyon years they did suffer some solid defeats so the suggestion that only Windians of 70s and 80s would beat them is lazy exaggeration. The Indian team of 2007-2010, South African team from 2009-2015, and even the current Indian team would easily go toe to toe against them.
 
From 1999 they started becoming very good. 7 quality batsmen 4 quality bowlers? No teams have this combination.
 
You'll need a team that has at least 4 genuine ATG's & another 4/5 national greats/world class players in it for two decades. Basically the same ratio as WI during their great years.

It might happen, but I don't see it arising in the next 5 years at least.
 
This current Indian team v Waugh/Ponting Australia? You're having a laugh.

Current India could go toe to toe with Mark Taylor/AB era Oz, but not the all conquering sides.
 
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