Worst Australian cricket team in the history of cricket

[Buffet]

The series is far from over.

I suspect this weakest non-sense will quickly stop if Aus wins the next test.

 

[Junaids]

Even WITH Smith and Warner Australia was bowled out for 60 by England and 85 by South Africa.

Take away those two and there just is no batting at all.

Mind you, India has done its job. Pakistan is about to go to South Africa, whose batting is the worst it has been for 60 years, yet do any of us trust Pakistan to do what India is going?

Currently:

Australia batting 3/10 bowling 8/10
South Africa batting 4/10 bowling 7/10

 

[MenInG]

Once again don't post personal attacks against any poster

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

I suspect this weakest non-sense will quickly stop if Aus wins the next test.

Regardless of the outcome of the series, this is the weakest Aussie batting line up I have ever witnessed. Who are the upcoming batsmen from the current lot? No one looks world class, Tim Paine is the captain for god’s Sake, I would pick Mushfiqur Ahead of him.

 

[latecut]

The West Indies team that is facing Bangladesh right now is the weakest West Indies team ever. I suggest that you should open a thread about this fact as well.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

The West Indies team that is facing Bangladesh right now is the weakest West Indies team ever. I suggest that you should open a thread about this fact as well.

I was never really a fan of West Indies, as I have mentioned in my earlier post, growing up Aussies were the most dominant team so it’s sad to see them performing like this. Congratulations India, not taking anything away. This is in regards of Australian batting.

No disrespect to Team India and Virat Kohli.

 

[Aman]

I don't think they're weak. They're only missing out two guys. one is out of form warner and the other one is smith. they can still smash anyteam (except SA) atm in Australia.

Who are you kidding? )

This hopeless batting line up would lose series to England, SA, NZ and Pakistan at home, but there is not enjoyment to be had from beating a weak Aus team which is willingly keeping their two best batsmen out.

Just Smith and Warner? That's more than half of their batting there... Australia's only two world class batsmen, with one of them being the best Test batsmen in the world who scores like Bradman at home.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Who are you kidding? )

This hopeless batting line up would lose series to England, SA, NZ and Pakistan at home, but there is not enjoyment to be had from beating a weak Aus team which is willingly keeping their two best batsmen out.

Just Smith and Warner? That's more than half of their batting there... Australia's only two world class batsmen, with one of them being the best Test batsmen in the world who scores like Bradman at home.

Did you even see India's reckless batting? lol KL Rahul, Pant, Freakishly long tail. Atleast Australia has a responsible tail that can bat for significantly long. With India if you get through Pujara, Kohli you can pretty much bowl them out for 70 odd runs. India's batting without Kohli/Pujara is far weaker than Australia without Smith/Warner especially in their own home. Handcomb, Travis head can bat a bit.

 

[in_cutter]

Sad to see the current state of the Aus national side. Ind must take full advantage.

 

[jnaveen1980]

India is winning in Australia is because it has a world class fast bowling attack. But for Sam Curran England series would have been very different. England never allowed to run away except in one test. Even iN SA but for poor team selection India could have nailed that series as well. India has its own inadequacies like poor captain, out of form batsmen, injured players.

 

[Titan24]

When just two of the batsmen average in 40s that too in early 40s let alone 50s in tests then you know that the team isnt the strongest one.

That being said if they can score somehow in the next match which is in perth, aussie bowlers generally like those conditions.

 

[dildilpak]

Even WITH Smith and Warner Australia was bowled out for 60 by England and 85 by South Africa.

Take away those two and there just is no batting at all.

Mind you, India has done its job. Pakistan is about to go to South Africa, whose batting is the worst it has been for 60 years, yet do any of us trust Pakistan to do what India is going?

Currently:

Australia batting 3/10 bowling 8/10
South Africa batting 4/10 bowling 7/10

Don’t agree with the bowling rankings - SA pace unit is far better than the Aussies mainly because Starc is nowhere close to his peak form.

 

[Adijazz1706]

2 batsmen average 40, I think even Bancroft is being missed. He's better than Finch and Harris at least

 

[Mamoon]

Will still beat all teams at home barring South Africa and India, and of course thrash Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Bangladesh. Their batting is weak but the bowling is still top class.

If the Ashes were this year, England would have definitely avoided a 4-0 drubbing, but their bowling is not effective in Australian conditions. They might win a game but not a series.

New Zealand are the flavor of the month at the moment, but let’s not overrate them because they beat a third class team.

They are heavily reliant on 2-3 players and a full-strength Australian bowling attack should be too much for them.

India deserve all the credit and they once again showed why they are the rightful number one team in the world. They have all the basis covered.

People talk a lot about South Africa and England, but they were unlucky to lose two tosses in South Africa and went to England without Bhuvneshwar, who is best swing bowler in Asia and would have made a considerable difference in English conditions which are tailor-made for them.

In the 9 Tests that they have played in South Africa, England and Australia so far, they have only been outclassed in two of those games which clearly shows what a great team they are.

 

[Madplayer]

Will still beat all teams at home barring South Africa and India, and of course thrash Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Bangladesh. Their batting is weak but the bowling is still top class.

If the Ashes were this year, England would have definitely avoided a 4-0 drubbing, but their bowling is not effective in Australian conditions. They might win a game but not a series.

New Zealand are the flavor of the month at the moment, but let’s not overrate them because they beat a third class team.

They are heavily reliant on 2-3 players and a full-strength Australian bowling attack should be too much for them.

India deserve all the credit and they once again showed why they are the rightful number one team in the world. They have all the basis covered.

People talk a lot about South Africa and England, but they were unlucky to lose two tosses in South Africa and went to England without Bhuvneshwar, who is best swing bowler in Asia and would have made a considerable difference in English conditions which are tailor-made for them.

In the 9 Tests that they have played in South Africa, England and Australia so far, they have only been outclassed in two of those games which clearly shows what a great team they are.

I think the thread is about this Australian team being the worst in their history which is obviously true. Its not about how great India are. You obviously need to compete well in Australia no matter how poor their team is.

 

[Mamoon]

I think the thread is about this Australian team being the worst in their history which is obviously true. Its not about how great India are. You obviously need to compete well in Australia no matter how poor their team is.

Well it is certainly a weak team, but their current bowling attack is one of their best ever. In my view, their 2011-2012 team was weaker.

Ponting and Hussey were past their prime and Smith and Warner had not developed into top batsmen. The batting was pretty much Clarke or nothing.

In bowling, they had the likes of Siddle, Hilfenhaus, an inconsistent Johnson, a young Lyon and of course Harris who was great but a walking injury. Starc had not fully developed yet and Cummins got injured after a wonderful debut.

That attack is nowhere near their current attack in terms of quality.

 

[Mamoon]

I think the thread is about this Australian team being the worst in their history which is obviously true. Its not about how great India are. You obviously need to compete well in Australia no matter how poor their team is.

And this thread is a clever attempt to devalue India’s win by making the Australian team look worse than it actually is.

 

[Slog]

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And this thread is a clever attempt to devalue India’s win by making the Australian team look worse than it actually is.

Lol this is a pretty terrible Aussie team

Worst in our lifetimes atleast

 

[jadaja]

How can any team become worse by missing just two players.

 

[BDfanforever]

Well it is certainly a weak team, but their current bowling attack is one of their best ever. In my view, their 2011-2012 team was weaker.

Ponting and Hussey were past their prime and Smith and Warner had not developed into top batsmen. The batting was pretty much Clarke or nothing.

In bowling, they had the likes of Siddle, Hilfenhaus, an inconsistent Johnson, a young Lyon and of course Harris who was great but a walking injury. Starc had not fully developed yet and Cummins got injured after a wonderful debut.

That attack is nowhere near their current attack in terms of quality.

Even the team you mentioned above seems far superior to me. At least in batting they had Clarke, Ponting, Hussey, and Warner.

A bowling lineup of Hilfenhaus, Siddle, Harris, Starc, Lyon is easily comparable to the current lineup of Starc, Lyon, Cummins, Hazlewood.

Also back in those days Ind had their legends of Tendulkar, Laxman, Dravid, Dhoni etc. If those legends couldn’t beat those Aussies it goes to show you how powerful that “weak” Aussie team was.

 

[Slog]

How can any team become worse by missing just two players.

That’s how it’s usually works or do you not understand how teams work?

And these are the two best batsmen not just any two players

 

[Mamoon]

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Lol this is a pretty terrible Aussie team

Worst in our lifetimes atleast

They are weak for sure, but I think the 2010-2012 team that lost three Tests by an innings to England at home was worse. The 2010-2011 Ashes is easily the lowest point in the modern history of Australian cricket.

Their batting was a one man show and the bowling was also pretty substandard. Things started to pickup for them in late 2013 when Smith morphed into Bradman and the bowling attack matured as well.

 

[Mamoon]

Even the team you mentioned above seems far superior to me. At least in batting they had Clarke, Ponting, Hussey, and Warner.

A bowling lineup of Hilfenhaus, Siddle, Harris, Starc, Lyon is easily comparable to the current lineup of Starc, Lyon, Cummins, Hazlewood.

Also back in those days Ind had their legends of Tendulkar, Laxman, Dravid, Dhoni etc. If those legends couldn’t beat those Aussies it goes to show you how powerful that “weak” Aussie team was.

Clarke was at his peak, but Ponting and Hussey were in decline and Warner and Smith had not peaked yet.

The current attack is comfortably superior as well. Hazlewood is much better than Hilfenhaus, Cummins is much better than Siddle and Starc is also better than pre-2014 version of Johnson. Lyon of course is also much better today than he was in his early days.

Harris was the only bowler of that period who was as good as the pacers today, but he was injured more than half of the time.

They thrashed India, but we should not forget that the Indian team of 2011-2012 was also past it’s prime. The great team of the 2000s was on its last legs. Tendulkar, Laxman, Dravid etc. were not upto the task anymore. Their bowling attack was also mediocre and the fitness levels were poor.

The current Indian team would not have rolled over like the 2011 Indian team against the 2011 Australian team.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

A victory is a victory which is always good but even if India beat Auatralia here it won't be rembered in history as some great series win and probably will be rated same.as when Pakistan beat WI in WI for the first time which literally holds no value.

 

[jadaja]

^^^^ can't you come across less petty than that, It is not India's fault which players are playing for Australia.They can play only the team which is on field.

 

[Slog]

They are weak for sure, but I think the 2010-2012 team that lost three Tests by an innings to England at home was worse. The 2010-2011 Ashes is easily the lowest point in the modern history of Australian cricket.

Their batting was a one man show and the bowling was also pretty substandard. Things started to pickup for them in late 2013 when Smith morphed into Bradman and the bowling attack matured as well.

I disagree and I think you know that as well.

The 2010-11 English side was among the most complete sides in the past decade and is not comparable to any sides going around today. That English side won everywhere expect UAE pretty much and even there the 3-0 score line did not do justice to how close it was

 

[Ab Fan]

I disagree and I think you know that as well.

The 2010-11 English side was among the most complete sides in the past decade and is not comparable to any sides going around today. That English side won everywhere expect UAE pretty much and even there the 3-0 score line did not do justice to how close it was

They lost to SA at home(2012) and drew away(2010).

The English side that won in SA was in 16.

 

[Mp812]

^^^^ can't you come across less petty than that, It is not India's fault which players play.They can play only the team which is on field.

That argument holds only when Pakistan play Zimbabwe else it's not void argument

 

[Banter]

And this thread is a clever attempt to devalue India’s win by making the Australian team look worse than it actually is.

Not really that clever. Its just a bunch of Salty BD fans who had that one thing to banter against India - away test performances. Seeing that melt away isn't sitting well with that bunch, and the predictable host fans are joining in as well.

 

[BaankeJi]

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Lol this is a pretty terrible Aussie team

Worst in our lifetimes atleast

Still far cry from being worst in history.

 

[Mamoon]

I disagree and I think you know that as well.

The 2010-11 English side was among the most complete sides in the past decade and is not comparable to any sides going around today. That English side won everywhere expect UAE pretty much and even there the 3-0 score line did not do justice to how close it was

That English team was indeed great and second only to South Africa, but that does not make that Australian team any stronger. They had only batsman at his peak and a bowling unit that was in transition.

 

[Bilal7]

That English team was indeed great and second only to South Africa, but that does not make that Australian team any stronger. They had only batsman at his peak and a bowling unit that was in transition.

Compared to the 0 batsmen at their peak that the current team does? Saying that this Australian team would beat any other Australian teams in recent memory is a stretch.

A pace attack of Harris, Johnson and Siddle is definitely comparable to an attack consisting of Hazlewood, Starc and Cummins. The gulf in the batting however is far too great and not to mention, Clarke was a far better captain than Paine.

India played very well in the first match and are clearly the best test team from Asia currently, but there is no denying that this Australian side has no top-class batsmen. The closest to that designation is Usman Khawaja but he's out of form.

 

[Mamoon]

Compared to the 0 batsmen at their peak that the current team does? Saying that this Australian team would beat any other Australian teams in recent memory is a stretch.

A pace attack of Harris, Johnson and Siddle is definitely comparable to an attack consisting of Hazlewood, Starc and Cummins. The gulf in the batting however is far too great and not to mention, Clarke was a far better captain than Paine.

India played very well in the first match and are clearly the best test team from Asia currently, but there is no denying that this Australian side has no top-class batsmen. The closest to that designation is Usman Khawaja but he's out of form.

Not only is the current pace attack comfortably better than the days of Siddle, Hilfenhaus and a pre-2014 version of Johnson, the biggest difference is Lyon himself. He has added a new dimension to this team.

South Africa and India are the only two teams right now who have the players to win in Australia.

Although South Africa’s batting is not very strong at the moment, it is still relatively better than Australia and they have the best pace attack in the world to back it up.

India of course is the most complete all-round team in the game today. Other Asian teams and the West Indies can be safely ruled out, but yes one can make a case for England and New Zealand to win in Australia today.

However, I have my doubts if they have the bowlers to be effective in these conditions.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

I stand corrected, this is indeed the worst Australian batting line up and the selectors are part of the reason for the blame.

 

[Bilal7]

Not only is the current pace attack comfortably better than the days of Siddle, Hilfenhaus and a pre-2014 version of Johnson, the biggest difference is Lyon himself. He has added a new dimension to this team.

South Africa and India are the only two teams right now who have the players to win in Australia.

Although South Africa’s batting is not very strong at the moment, it is still relatively better than Australia and they have the best pace attack in the world to back it up.

India of course is the most complete all-round team in the game today. Other Asian teams and the West Indies can be safely ruled out, but yes one can make a case for England and New Zealand to win in Australia today.

However, I have my doubts if they have the bowlers to be effective in these conditions.

Except for Sri Lanka, West Indies, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, most other teams will do much better against this Australian side than they would have done against the Aussie teams of old. The current batting-side is their weakest in decades and the bowling will not be able to cover that.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

What changes needs to be made to make Australia Great Again ?

 

[Amjid Javed]

What changes needs to be made to make Australia Great Again ?

They need to find a few decent batsmen, current lot are as bad as pakistan.

 

[Hasan123]

They are a strong team when Smith and Warner are in the team. Without them they are weaker but they are not as bad as PP is making out. They wouldn't have batted like this in these 2 innings if they were the worst team in Australian history. They have shown great mental toughness and a lot of character with the bat in this game. They should win this game and if they win the series those comments about them being the weakest Australian team should be retracted.

 

[Muhammad10]

Impressive steel shown with the bat in this game despite their weak lineup. Awesome bowling attack though.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Perth is one venue Aussies tend to thrive at even when struggling but at same time it doesnt change fact this Aussie team is very weak.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Perth is one venue Aussies tend to thrive at even when struggling but at same time it doesnt change fact this Aussie team is very weak.

Agreed Khwaja batted like Imrul Kayes and edged his way to a 50, Aussies will be lucky to win one match against the number 1 team in the world

 

[Shandarchowka]

Unfortunately Indian team can't even win against the worst ever Aussie side. So called #1! Shows how weak they are outside of their home conditions.

 

[Muhammad10]

They've really punched above their weight to compete well in both Tests, that too as the underdogs (fifth ranked side) against the top ranked side.

 

[Stalin]

Unfortunately Indian team can't even win against the worst ever Aussie side. So called #1! Shows how weak they are outside of their home conditions.

Are you expecting India to beat Australia 4-0 in Australia? No Matter how weak their batting is , their bowling can single handedly win games for them . Any other Asian team would have been trailing 2-0 by now with atleast one innings defeat out of the two.

 

[RainMan_]

Are you expecting India to beat Australia 4-0 in Australia? No Matter how weak their batting is , their bowling can single handedly win games for them . Any other Asian team would have been trailing 2-0 by now with atleast one innings defeat out of the two.

No we r expecting the so called no 1 team to compete against 5th ranked Australian C team.

Even in the first test after going everything in their favor from toss to wicket, India barely managed to beat this Australian C team.

And now in the second test, getting beaten like a nobody by some inexperienced mediocore players. Have u ever seen a no 1 team in the past to lose in such manner against the third string side of a 4/5th ranked team?

 

[JaDed]

No we r expecting the so called no 1 team to compete against 5th ranked Australian C team.

Even in the first test after going everything in their favor from toss to wicket, India barely managed to beat this Australian C team.

And now in the second test, getting beaten like a nobody by some inexperienced mediocore players. Have u ever seen a no 1 team in the past to lose in such manner against the third string side of a 4/5th ranked team?

We have seen second best Asian team get demolished by Afghans though..

 

[saeed5646]

Is this worse aus batting unit to play a test series at home?

I have never seen a terrible batting line up that aus have played at home .there is no single decent batsmen who they can relay on .the openners are trash while middle have only one decent player in khawaja while other are terrible .the captain himself is no way near decent player .

 

[Ramsay]

I have never seen a terrible batting line up that aus have played at home .there is no single decent batsmen who they can relay on .the openners are trash while middle have only one decent player in khawaja while other are terrible .the captain himself is no way near decent player .

Shaun Marsh who had an amazing Ashes series has suddenly become trash?

Peter Handscomb who has helped to save a test against India in India and has a century against Pakistan has suddenly become trash?

Travis Head, Marcus Harris are all decent players in Australia.

And, lesser said about the bowling unit the better. It’s an All round attack consisting of Pace, Seam, Bounce and Spin in the armory.

Let us, Appreciate the Indians for having a great series down under and stop whining about the Aussie line up. Cheers!

 

[latecut]

Test cricket is 140 years old. How does the OP know this Australian team is the worst in the history of test cricket ? It was this very team (minus one or two cricketers) that thrashed England in last Ashes played in Australia.

This Australian team may look bad because it is being thrashed at home by a team ranked number one in the world. But this team is still far ahead of a certain test playing team that has played 19 tests in SENA countries and has lost all these 19 tests- 13 of them by innings.