It is well said that everything comes with an expiry date i.e. nothing is forever. This seems so true for the Australian Cricket, their reign at the top is over. Statistically they may now come down to the fourth place after India in world test cricket ranking . Also going by their recent form it would not be wrong to say that it is time for Ricky Ponting to hang his boots. The Aussies lost the Ashes when they tasted defeat in the 5th and final test match just moments ago.
The Aussies are yet to get to terms with the shortest version of the game, the T20s. Their dismal show in the T20 World Cup showed that they have not yet been able to adapt to the T20 format. Their strength was the longer version of the game where they were the undisputed leaders. But the Ashes defeat has questioned their legacy and supremacy, the expiry date may have finally come.
The Aussies have ruled the test cricket for more than 5 years now and it would be the first time since 2004 that the Aussies will lose their top spot in the test cricket ratings. It has been a downward graph for the Aussie cricket for some time now. With an emphatic win in the 4th Ashes test only on the third day made us all think that they might spell their magic in the final test and keep the Ashes with themselves. But they failed in the final test match and as a result lost the series as well as the Top Spot in the Test cricket rankings.
There will be more competition now for the top spot, presently South Africa are sure to get the crown. Other teams will now feel more confident and believe that they can also beat the Aussies. The unbeatable tag associated with the Aussies is no longer valid, they can be beaten. After you lose players like Glenn Mcgrath and Shane Warne, it is difficult to replace them majorly because of the impact they had on the outcome of the games. They were genuine match winners and could turn the match on its head when in form. Also the confidence and the toughness of the Aussies shall be at test. Will they bonce back or is this the Expiry Date of their Cricketing supremacy will be clear in near future.
The Aussies are yet to get to terms with the shortest version of the game, the T20s. Their dismal show in the T20 World Cup showed that they have not yet been able to adapt to the T20 format. Their strength was the longer version of the game where they were the undisputed leaders. But the Ashes defeat has questioned their legacy and supremacy, the expiry date may have finally come.
The Aussies have ruled the test cricket for more than 5 years now and it would be the first time since 2004 that the Aussies will lose their top spot in the test cricket ratings. It has been a downward graph for the Aussie cricket for some time now. With an emphatic win in the 4th Ashes test only on the third day made us all think that they might spell their magic in the final test and keep the Ashes with themselves. But they failed in the final test match and as a result lost the series as well as the Top Spot in the Test cricket rankings.
There will be more competition now for the top spot, presently South Africa are sure to get the crown. Other teams will now feel more confident and believe that they can also beat the Aussies. The unbeatable tag associated with the Aussies is no longer valid, they can be beaten. After you lose players like Glenn Mcgrath and Shane Warne, it is difficult to replace them majorly because of the impact they had on the outcome of the games. They were genuine match winners and could turn the match on its head when in form. Also the confidence and the toughness of the Aussies shall be at test. Will they bonce back or is this the Expiry Date of their Cricketing supremacy will be clear in near future.
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