England dominates Ashes at half-way point
By ICF Staff
August 5 2009
England has surprised everyone by dominating the Ashes at home after 3 Tests, leading 1-0 and making the Aussies look ordinary in the process.
The Aussies have been going downhill ever since the 2008 Sydney Test against India, where their bad behavior was on open display for all the world to see and disapprove.
They went on to draw that series against India -- one they should have lost after poor umpiring gave them the benefit of the doubt far too often, and they were accused of cheating and generally behaving against the spirit of the game.
Since then, India hammered them in the return series in India; South Africa beat them in their own backyard; and they were bundled out in the first round in the T20 World Cup.
It's fair to say that England has exploited the weakness of the current Australian side, one led poorly by Ricky Ponting who has not proven equal to the task of leadership and to make things worse, has had a poor series with the bat himself.
There are two Tests left, but England already look favorites. And if Australia lose as expected, they will drop to number 4 in ICC's test rankings, a steep fall for a nation that has dominated these rankings since they started.
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But the reality is that Australia have been extraordinarily lucky in the past decade or so...
They have had 3 and arguably 6 all time greats in the team... during that time... including McGrath, Warne, Gilchrist and arguably the Waugh Twins, and Ponting...
But all but Ponting are now RETIRED...
Probably the latter, seeing their slide after the retirement of the 3 all-time biggies.
Won T2
and the 3rd game was an equal draw whihc they could have lost had 1.5 days of play not been lost.
Dunno on which planet and what time dimension is Eng dominating
