By Tom Morris
Where do you rank this Australian team?
This generation of players hasn’t won in India or England. But they’ve retained the Ashes twice in the UK and have a 2-2 home record against India.
.@tommorris32 wants to know, where would YOU rank this Australian test team in the great teams of the past?@SEN_Cricket | #AUSvIND | #Cricket pic.twitter.com/pnp11lPB11
— Dwayne's World (@DwaynesWorldSEN) January 7, 2025
They have an ODI World Cup, a T20 World Cup, a World Test Championship, an upcoming final to make it two World Test Championships, and series wins in Pakistan and New Zealand.
If their legacy isn’t as strong as Steve Waugh’s world beating team, then where do you rank them?
🗣️ "Finally, the Border-Gavaskar trophy is back in Australian hands!
— SEN Cricket (@SEN_Cricket) January 5, 2025
🗣️ "A defining chapter in the Pat Cummins years as Captain."
🎙️ @GerardWhateley calls the moment Australia regained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 🏆 🇦🇺#AUSvIND 🏏 #BGT2024 pic.twitter.com/VH5BDW6JLG
Do you think they are mediocre? On the other side of the coin… They drew with Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka, drew with the West Indies here last summer, and lost the last time they went to South Africa.
So where do you sit on the legacy of the Cummins, Starc, Hazlewood, Lyon, Smith, Khawaja era?
Pat Cummins celebrates a legacy-defining series victory after winning the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Will he be going to Sri Lanka?#AUSvIND #Cricket pic.twitter.com/aUTapZhtKt
— SEN Cricket (@SEN_Cricket) January 5, 2025
Of this group, only Cummins and possibly Lyon are likely to get to 2027 when Australia plays India away and England away in the space of six months.
That will be legacy defining, but for a future generation scattered with some current stars.
How great is this current Australian team. Taylor, Waugh, Ponting, Clarke… How does the Cummins era stack up?
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