Warne and McGrath destroy South Africa - from 89/1 to 133 all out!!

[@nathanbarnes8535]

RIP to a modern day great. There will never be another like Warne. Absolutely gutted.

[@MrSyco07]

People who argue that Murali was the goat spinner always miss how seldom Warne got to clean up the tail. What his stats would have looked like if he wasn't so often the anvil to McGrath's hammer to close the innings. Of course, McGrath was one of the best anvils ever himself to Lee and Dizzy with the new ball and to Warne on a spinning pitch. Such a dominant attack.

[@alwaysright3718]

He was Pfizer'd...

[@davec8730]

@@MrSyco07 you don't need to point out that warne didn't get to polish the tail off, it's enough he wasn't a CHUCKER, murali was.

[@historyoflol5611]

​@@MrSyco07goat spinner?

[@MrSyco07]

@@historyoflol5611 Acronym for greatest of all time

[@Nimalan2]

As South African cricket supporter and a teenager, we hated this Australian team. They killed so many dreams. As an adult, you have to admire not only the raw talent, but the excellent work ethic, and passion these players have.

[@ebiwanton]

I feel you. As an Australian growing up in the 80s it was the West Indies for me. What goes around comes around and that's why it's an amazing game.

[@f1aziz]

South African batting lineup was pretty solid for the most part, but on a given day you can count on it to collapse as spectacularly as Pakistani batting lineup. I remember keenly following SA vs AUS back in those days in Pakistan, England used to be pretty ordinary, and South Africa were the only ones making the Aussies break a sweat.

[@Sayantan805]

Which is why they are the men and you are little boys, that is exactly why they are the greatest cricketing nation ever by a huge mile and this team is the greatest of this century even Undertaker cannot have an unthinkable 34 matches unbeaten streak which this Australian side have in the main World Cup it will never be repeated again their dominance was something legendary and the fact is you may not like them because they trashed you and everyone but deep down you respect them because of their greatness and manliness they had an exceptional team and they wanted to do something with that team so the best possible way to do it is to dominate absolutely everyone in the biggest stages and to ensure total one sided victory and to do it over & over & over again that's why they had that much success...

[@suziederkins3310]

Pretty much every country during that era felt the same! This Aussie team had McGrath, Warne and Gilly, all once in a generation players.

[@SeanCleverly]

As an Aussie, all I can say is, well said sir, well said.

[@johnnysopals]

Man what a team, Hayden Langer Ponting Waugh Waugh Martyn Gilchrist Warne Lee Gillespie Mcgrath Holy crap, the legends.

[@mantaraymartin8035]

Thinking of the current (Dec 2024) Oz team, you'd have to say the batting is a bit line-up's a bit "thin" compared to the early 2000s. Been said very often but true: Gilchrist as a member of "the tail" is a sight to see!

[@jamiulislam9945]

Almost every opponent lost even before the match start against such mighty side...😮 😢

[@johnclifford1537]

FUN FACT - This loss by an Innings & 360 runs is the heaviest loss experienced by any home team in 144 years of Test cricket.

[@stephenpower8723]

Amazing! Not fun if you're a Saffer though 😆

[@bitoffbalance4021]

Shameful defeat

[@apurvakmr]

That Aussie team was the best team that ever played cricket.

[@mrkipling2201]

Certainly would have been some game between them and the West Indies team of the late 70’s, early 80’s.

[@Br0kensaint1]

The South African team of 2006 to 2015 that just lost 2 series might also have something to say about that.

[@milkshakemuncher]

@@Br0kensaint1 A series between this Aussie side and the South African side you mentioned would certainly be an entertaining prospect. If only we could do it

[@bus5683]

@@Br0kensaint1 South Africa were good no doubt but not on that Australian teams level

[@Br0kensaint1]

@@bus5683stats dont lie perceptions do. Your just trying to undersell that that team accomplished. If this was an English or any team from the big 3 then you would have been singing from the same hymn book. Give credit when credit is due. That South African team dominated everyone during that period of time a few not even that aussie team could manage.

[@sudhanshumitra1989]

One of the greatest bowling partnership that have ever existed in the game of cricket i.e. of Warne & McGrath....these two could change the course of a game anytime they want...one of the main reason why Australia was considered as invincible during 1999 - 2007....

[@1nalh]

yep. the greatest. cos one bowler is enough to bowl out a side, imagine two of them. incredible skills.

[@kenoliver8913]

Yep, and you have to remember that if you surived McGrath and Warne you had to face real pace in the young Brett Lee. That team gave no respite for the batsmen.

[@venkatnathan9970]

So many match winners in that team. Even though I am an Indian fan, still loved this Aussie team. Late 90’s and early 2000 kids might know how good this team was.

[@azzif888]

Any single man on that team would have been the captain of any other side. It was a once in a millennium star studded era

[@markwilliams7712]

Pigeon was so acurate and consistent, he could bore the batsmen out on a flat deck.

[@gokulpadmalochan18]

He could make life extremely hard for batsmen.

[@TONY_FEZ]

Sadly he was also just as accurate with a riffle when he hunted elephants and giraffes.

[@Knowledgeispower3333]

That was one heck of a team.. So ferocious. Golden days of our childhood

[@dennisferguson1029]

Knowledge is Power I remember getting home from high school, turning the tv on and Hayden and Langer were killing it. Most of the time it was 0-100+😂

[@nishanthd6853]

@@dennisferguson1029 I envy you guys

[@123abcdef3]

Warne and McGrath got 1000 wickets in the games they played together. True champion bowlers who were instrumental in ushering in the golden age of Australian cricket. McGrath - consistent line and length, accuracy and extra bounce. Warne - accuracy, great spin, variety of deliveries and mind games.

[@AndyFNQ84]

RIP Warnie we'll miss you matey. Victorian legend.

[@CaptainArn]

It wasn't just that they got 9/44 it was THE WAY they got them out. Like 3 of those catches from McGrath's bowling were as simple as you get. You could not drop them. Absolutely masterful bowling. That's accuracy.

[@MrAdamkosey]

This Aussie team also smashed a world 11 side... clearly the best team to ever play test cricket.

[@trenclen5846]

That Australian team is the greatest cricket team ever by far. They were unbeatable.. we'll never see that much quality in one team again.

[@Paul-xy8fo]

True!

[@gopr3117]

Ashes 2005

[@Paul-xy8fo]

West Indies were strong but all the eleven players of Australia were the best whether you say Hayden,Gilchrist,Brett,McGranth,Ricky,Warne and so on.

[@MiseryDesigns]

Ive always thought as a kid nobody could replace these greats so when they retire that would be it for the australian team..how correct i was 😅

[@Giveme1goodreason]

@@gopr3117 literally every year from 1998-2008 besides the 1 series they lost in 2005.

[@rajyeshk8259]

McGrath Sir, World class bowler, A Legend.

[@arifmohammad3825]

Gilchrist, Hayden, ponting, McGrath,Lee, Warne, Gillespie... This was the best of best team pattern ever formed for Aus. Golden Era.

[@1nalh]

langer, steve waugh also.

[@davec8730]

long gone, but not forgotten.

[@maxnaz47]

@@1nalh The Waugh brothers were more back in Mark Taylors days, they were good but not as good as the Ponting days.

[@PatKenobi1]

That stumping from Gilchrist was flawless. He was such an underrated keeper because all anyone thought about was his batting. Took more blinders than any keeper I've seen.

[@karansejwar3287]

PatKenobi1 he was not underrated.. everyone knew he was the best keeper of their time

[@AlonsoRules]

his catch against India in Adelaide with Damien Fleming was one of the best ever

[@Shivian124]

karan sejwar Yeah he was fantastic. Super athletic and very consistent.

[@funk44]

who the fuck underrates Gilchrist?!? Basically everyone agrees that he's the best of all time. Even the Indians

[@MrKastle09]

I think Healy had a better technique than Gilly but its true that the reason that we will remember Gilly for a long time to come is because he is genesis of the basis of the ideal keeper batsman we have now. If he was only an okay keeper then we would not hold him in as high regard. His catching and stumping stats speak for themselves.

[@rohankoundinya7156]

Steve Waugh has gone on record to say that this is the test match when his team was at its peak.

[@tahmidchowdhury]

This is the perfect example of why warne played more test than murali and have fewer wickets. Bowling in a pace friendly pitch and have to share his wickets with the greats like mcgrath, lee, gilespe etc. On the other hand, murali used to bowl in spin friendly wickets and he goes on and on. Wickets were made only for murali in srilanka. I have seen him many times he is bowling his 50th over. Warne didnt get that chance. Murali got 170+ wickets against Bangladesh and Zimbabwe at that time. Warne only had 9 as Australia didnt play test with these two teams.

[@michaelwright2899]

That’s a very sound analysis. Clive Loyd dismissed Murali in preference for Warne. He might be a bit of a prat at times but Warne is just about the greatest bowler I’ve ever seen and likely will see. In the same class as Lillee, Malcolm Marshall, McGrath and Wasim Akram.

[@ChannelGilly]

Great Point , Tahmid . It would be interesting to see how many Wickets they took in winning Tests versus losing Tests .

[@ABCXYZ-gl5di]

Good analysis one

[@siddharthbhatt2101]

Have the criterea of average...murli is ahead...not only vs zim n bd...but vs top teams

[@ricklorimer9984]

@@siddharthbhatt2101 . But murille is a cheat.

[@avanibhatt5667]

What a perfect cricket team of Aussie at that time under captaincy of Steve Waugh which made our childhood full of beautiful memories 😍

[@VikrantSIR]

Yes! Warne is great spinner as murly . Without any confusion & hesitation . He's very lethal with age . He got 274 wickets last 45 test matches . Unbelievable ! Awesome ! Amazing ! .

[@drdubberruckie2346]

Absolutely marvellous memories! What a team👍🇦🇺

[@ganeshk6120]

This is a golden era of Australian cricket.. Missing those great players..

[@smartbuys3118]

Just imagine Australia of 1998-2007 vs West Indies of 1970's what a match it would be.

[@nobbynobbynoob]

When asked which of those would win, Viv Richards essentially put it that it depends on where you set the time machine. If playing in 1980, Viv reckoned WI would win. If playing in 2000, Viv reckoned Aus would win. :)

[@TheJonkerr7]

That's actually a really good point. The biggest thing the WI team would have to cope with if playing in the 2000's would have been minimum 90 overs per day and 2 bouncers only rule. Clive Lloyd and Viv knew how to manage their bowlers so they were constantly fresh only bowling around 65 to 80 overs per day and sometimes less if they needed to. Would make a big difference to sustaining their pressure I think if they had to bowl up to 90.

[@exceltraining]

hmmmm...... i was 4 till 13 in the 70's.... my formative years for watching cricket...... I have to say that the 70s and 80s Windies team were just a bunch of thugs bowling fast bouncers. That's not cricket. Shane Warne's skills far eclipses that era of bowling - it had finesse, tactics and also strategy. He bowled batsmen out, rather than dismissing them because they were in fear of their life. The 70s and 80s Windies bowlers should be shameful of themselves and they know it.

[@kushaltoys897]

You forget India for 2018

[@SamI-eb8ne]

Mohan Verma lol no.

[@knight099159]

The greatest bowling partnership in history

[@guhadebojyoti]

They were an excellent pair but not the greatest. That honour should either go to Waqar Younis / Wasim Akram or Denis Lillee / Jeff Thomson. Ambrose / Walsh and Marshall / Garnar were also leathal.

[@juz882010]

@@guhadebojyoti they were all great partnerships... the difference was Warne and McGrath won and dominated everything in there era, multiple world cups etc.

[@patrickgracias5782]

J C It was actually McGrath and Lee that was the iconic partnership. The Meteor and the Metronome they were called due to Lee’s explosive pace and McGrath’s disciplined and precise bowling.

[@iandawson3171]

Agreed. There were many great opening pace partnerships but when these two bowled in tandem, can't think of any better.

[@rajumothukuri5595]

no 1 partnership warne and McGrath

[@piyush93688]

Warne 99 tests 434 wickets. In his last 45 tests he take 274 wickets! He became more lethal with age.

[@AltheaMark]

पीयूष मौर्या , yes and given he had to bowl on a lot more green wickets than Muhalin, makes Warne the greatest spin bowler in my eyes

[@milindjoshi6012]

Same with Kumble. His record after 2004 is extraordinary.

[@karloomick]

at least warne didnt chuck like a certain sri lankan

[@mohammadfaruk644]

karlo mick... Warne is my favourite to between him and murali but don't demean a legend. He bowled and icc accepted it as legal then who are you to say he chucked? Come you chuck ( if you still feel he chucked) and let's see how many wickets you get... May be you are jealous he got more wickets than Warne.

[@tektak2400]

This is why rules were changed - www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/136043.html "What revelation wrought this miracle? What new scientific insight goosed the ICC into preparing to abandon its recent chucking guidelines? The clincher, it turns out, was the news that a survey of the bowlers in the ICC Champions Trophy revealed that 99 per cent of all bowlers chucked. This isn't so different from earlier declarations that 90 per cent of all bowlers chuck, so the turnabout must have to do with the names named rather than the general conclusion. It turns out that under the current definition of a legitimate delivery, such pillars of the bowling establishment as Glenn McGrath, Shaun Pollock, and Jason Gillespie chuck. They straighten their arms in excess of the current 10-degree allowance for fast bowlers."

[@Anderschristoph125]

Hahahaha six slips shows you how much they respected the Donald's batting.

[@AJ__4678]

🤣😂

[@playfordtree]

“He’s a ferret, he goes in after the rabbits” Kerry skull O’keefe 😂

[@farahfarooq3755]

Mathew Hayden Justin Langer Ricky Pointing Mark Waugh /Damien Martyn Steve Waugh Micheal Hussey Adam Gilcrist Shane Warne Brett Lee Jason Gillispie Glen Magrath Extras Micheal bevan Micheal Hussey Andy Bichel Mitchell Johnson Damien Fleming

[@sandy-bk1vu]

Farah Farooq what is herculean task for any team in cricket world it is to win at least single test match in india because when you play in india conditions are totally favourable to indianplayets where indian batsmans are like Bradman & bowlers are like Jim lakes . 2001 Australia lost in india 2004 they came back play with their best 11 players In that.Tough condition & brett Lee was not even consider in that team for a single test out of 4 tests . Kasprowicz consider better bowler above him.In 2008 Australia's tour of india none of above bowler was in that team Lee was supposed to be spearhead of that attack .But fail measerabely. After 2004 they one only single test in india 2017 thanks to spin twins.Afterall 2004 win came because of kasprowicz Macgra & Gillespie these trio make it possible. Offcource warne fail again against india .Toughest of all test But warne was not contributed anything in that success.

[@ashishdhingra2822]

Farah Farooq where is Mr Clarke😀😀😀

[@clayton896]

He wasn't in the side back then. He's younger than those players

[@karloomick]

Hussey didnt get a baggy green until the 2005/06 summer here in Australia

[@timblizzard4226]

Mathew Hayden Justin Langer Ricky Pointing Steve Waugh Damien Martyn Darren Lehmann Adam Gilcrist Shane Warne Brett Lee Jason Gillispie Glen Magrath

[@Hwyz447]

The golden age of the Aussies. I really enjoyed watching these guys play

[@karenwillis4026]

The Phoenix is rising again, keep an eye on the current Aussie team, Cummins, Pattinson, Stark and Hazlewood are world class quicks throw in GOAT ( Nathan Lyon ) and they are lethal. The batting is also coming together nicely, Warner, Labuschagne and Smith have been stellar, Travis Head is coming along and once Paine steps down we have a keeper named Alex Carey who is a really good bat. Swap out Wade for Glenn Maxwell for the Gilchrist factor. Look out cricket world, The Aussies are back.

[@sugarnads]

'SA in desperate trouble' Gods how i love hearing that. 🇦🇺❤️🇦🇺👍🏿👍🏿

[@thefunpolice]

This Australian team had two bowlers both featuring in the list of top ten all time wicket takers. Then add to that the most successful test captain in cricket history, Steve Waugh, with a win rate of 72%. Also playing is Ricky Ponting, who is widely considered to be the best all-round captain in cricket history as well as one of the sharpest infielders to ever play the game. Being taken apart in a handful of overs by a team like that is no disgrace at all.

[@tarun4084]

This Australian team was the best team in the whole cricket history, Do you agree?

[@NicoAviation]

Close but I would have to put the West Indies, who didn't lose a Test series for nearly 15 years from 1980 to 1995, on top. It was a truly outstanding Australian team though. There was such a predictability about their winning, not just in Tests but in ODIs too. The only time they failed to dominate was when playing India in India.

[@tarun4084]

I would like to know your thoughts in the present scenario teams you would consider best each format? for me ODI-INDIA , TEST-INDIA and T20-WESTINDIES

[@Subash0069]

Statistically, over the last two years, India has been by far the best test team. Their W-D-L record is 20-5-2 with 8 straight series victories. But the only away series in that period was against those dismal WI & SL squad. It's an abomination that a cricketing powerhouse like India takes almost 3 years to play a test @ countries like SA, Aus, and Eng. I think BCCI has figured that every time they go on an extended tour of Aus, SA, NZ, and Eng, someone always loses their job, so they rather tour those countries as less frequently as possible.

[@tarun4084]

Good point of view but looking at the 2019 world cup India must start touring such conditions

[@jatinderkaur4806]

Biggus Dickus India will tour all the nations they have hosted last year.England , Australia, New zealand before 2019

[@drdubberruckie2346]

Good video mate! Warne & McGrath were legends, I was a big fan of Gillespie as well!

[@aazanrafiq8574]

Great performance create by spin king warne and swing griping of bowl attack bowler GLEEN MCGRATH

[@vishalkalekar7876]

Mcgrath knows for his accuracy not speed

[@brianostwald802]

Vishal Kalekar line and length

[@theuntruescotsman5214]

I hope no one missed the glorious resistance of one of cricket's all time greats, Neil McKenzie.

[@Hi-kq1vi]

If only they had Cullinan here they might have put on a good partnership.

[@patrickgracias5782]

Hi You’re joking right? Cullinan had to see a psychologist after being absolutely destroyed by Warne

[@grantross3020]

I miss these guys. Character, skill, attack!

[@Aman-nk5uq]

*RIP Cricket*

[@sumitmondal8075]

Those two nightmare for any batsman in any format ...I am from India and warneeee is my favorite spinner and McGrath is my favorite medium fast bowler

[@daveroutley5574]

Well played and well bowled Mr Mcgrath and Mr Warne GREAT bowling guys.. 😎😃😀

[@krishnanl1367]

This is probably the best demonstration of bowling by Glenn and Shane on a batsman friendly Wanderers wicket⭐️all time great

[@brucewindell5885]

Damn that was a great Aussie team.

[@sachinchandrashekar5872]

Quality of this Aussie team is unmatchable. I believe this is the best cricket team for any country in test history

[@ThebestWWE654]

For me this Australian bowling attack was the best of any team in history.

[@anandparmeswaran6681]

Never say die attitude of Australians and what a deadly Combination of Legendary Shane Warne and Glen Macgrath, this match remember me of India and Pakistan as Pakistan was 120 for no Loss chasing 420 runs and then they Crumbled under the Magician Anil Kumble and he picked 10 Wickets only taken ny England Spinner Jim Laker

[@prathikpatil8694]

Actually the secret behind Australia's winning will was their great captaincy likes of Waugh and Ponting. After all great skipper leads to great victories.

[@GM-fh5jp]

Probably the best bowling partnership cricket has ever seen. Glenn McGrath and SK Warne..the GOATS.

[@jamesjiao]

Prince and Boucher were among the batsmen that Shane Warne dismissed the most times.

[@shubhama2908]

Warne. The Greatest of them all.

[@koopcool5311]

Mcgrath and my boi Shane warne** destroyed south Africa. This team is greatest ever our generation ever witnessed . 100% legends

[@indrajeetkamat6138]

Imagine McGrath at one end, Warnie at the other.

[@muff-puff.]

Looking at the Slips Fielders 😮❤!

[@tigers456]

My Heroes. Best Victoria/ NSW combination ever.

[@vijayarchitect]

This team was winner of 16 consecutive test match which was record . Until india break that streak in kolkata test match laxman and dravid amazing partnership they produce to beat mighty after follow on

[@lesnaidoo843]

But it wasn't only that test record.tgus Aussie team dominated world Cricket n for fuck sakes won three world cups in a row.its hard to win back to back but 3 is something I don't think will be achieved again especially in modern cricket

[@Love-to-all22]

They were outstanding team ,always favourites.hats off 👏👏👏

[@ameerhussain7522]

McGrath the bowler of Batsmen era

[@thatsbollox]

It's diffiicult to imagine a more brutal and devastating result. You are a deserved number 2 in the world and you have every right to be confident at home. Aust just put their foot down and reminded the world how powerful that team was. Hayden Martyn Gilchrist tons, and McGrath/Warne taking wickets. An innings and 360 runs between 1 and 2 in the world ? Crazy.

[@kannapirankanna9857]

They tried to defend but ended up giving their wickets away. Accuracy means McGrath 🙏😍

[@stevetarrant3898]

I've had the pleasure of watching the likes of Lillie and Thompson bowl live so I have also enjoyed watching all of these great Australian cricketers from the start to the finish of their brilliant careers. This team and era was really one of the greats. I do also enjoy the memories of the likes of the west Indian team dominate, great bowling line ups like Garner, Holding, Marshall, history is littered with great teams and players. Watching Wasim and Hadlee play live is also high on my memory list of greats, they both had amazing presence on the field.

[@lesnaidoo843]

Wow lol kinda jealous of u but I so would have loved to see them bowl live.back from the 70s to 2007 we saw the best of the best batsmen n bowlers.they will never be matched.

[@rockyghosh7828]

Really miss shane warne, glen mc grath and all other legendary bowlers, hope in future, people like these will be born again

[@kalpeshispatil]

As an Indian, i left unanswered why Aussie bowlers can trouble batsman badly n why not my team bowlers.. Those were the days when Aussie mostly played only 1 inning n opponent played two ☺️

[@farmerJ-zp9dj]

So glad i got to witness the some of the greatest to ever play for Australia , what an era ! Hayden , Langer , Ponting , Mark & Steve Waugh , Martin , Gilchrist , Gillespie , McGrath ,Warnie , Fleming Lee , Kasperwicz , Taylor , Slater , & more . Never will there be a another Australian Cricket side like this 💯

[@ricklorimer9984]

Yes there will.

[@nickraja17]

When you have warne and mcgrath in same team that qualify as cheating

[@sagarsunar]

Also Brett Lee, Jason Gillespie as back up!!🤣🤣

[@niranjankumar-hv9hh]

And mick kasprowicz

[@ussmc1]

Golden Era for Australian Cricket. You have Stuart MacGill, Brad Hodge, Damien Martyn, Micheal Clarke, Darren Lehmann, Andrew Symonds, Colin Miller , Hussey brothers waiting for their opportunity!

[@mrkipling2201]

@@ussmc1 not too mention people like Andy Bichel, Stuart Law etc.

[@bus5683]

@@ussmc1 Martyn was in that team

[@sten2246]

2005 ashes, Mcgrath rolls his angle and misses that vital test match, my heart sank as i knew there goes the ashes. Apart from Warne our other bowlers were ordinary and straight up and down bowlers,e.g. brett lee who had absolutely no sideways movement in English conditions, he had no brains to slow the ball down and try to get a bit of swing etc. No one came close to Glen but the lozenges that the Poms used on the ball came a close second.

[@phazeal]

Unbeatable players, amazing to watch this collection of skill coalesce all into one team. Hayden? Langar? Mark Waugh, Steve Waugh, Rick Ponting? Really? Then, Damien Martyn, Adam Gilchrist, and the three most dangerous bowlers in the modern game, Warne, McGrath and Lee. Is it any wonder these guys broke records? In this particular game, Australia won by an innings and 360 runs. Martyn scored 133, Hayden 122, and the world's best ever WK-batsman Gilchrist an unbeaten 204 from just 213 balls. They broke records because even though they all had off days, there were enough game-changers in the line-up to cover them. Amazing period of cricket, all caught on camera.

[@goku54082]

Aus without warne and mc grath is really tough to imagine

[@kalpeshispatil]

To McGrath, anyone can fight with you but no batsman can fight when you are bowling

[@LJW55]

Aaaah those were the days... Hopefully we can get back to that standard soon...

[@sportsfanatic5719]

Amen 🙏🏻

[@anishsawant]

Warne is my favourite cricketer i used to copy his bowling action

[@nihongobenq9461]

Me too

[@crazyjackpatni7696]

STEVE WAUGH BEST CAPTAIN

[@7s29]

Waugh inherited this team. It was Tayler that built the team, and the winning culture.

[@jasonharding8750]

@@7s29 Allen Border Actually, But ok..

[@valueinvestor77]

There was a reason this Australian team were so good. The people waiting in the wings in the Sheffield Shield competition at that time were potentially the second best team in the world. The time it took for Matthew Hayden to become a regular in the test team says it all. He had to contend with Mark Taylor, Michael Slater, Matthew Elliot to become the regular starter. The people who never got much of a chance but were incredibly good players at the time include Darren Lehman (eventual regular but not for long), Stuart Law, Michael Bevan, Martin Love, Jamie Siddons, Jamie Cox, Michael Di Venuto, Brad Hodge. That’s why that team were so good, they knew if they didn’t perform someone just as good would have replaced them.

[@vick122]

Michael Bevan was a very average test player. Brad Hodge and Martin Love were unlucky not to have played more test cricket.

[@gangasinghrathore4709]

This Australian side was invincible only south Africa had the caliber yo defeat them but even they were no match for them

[@Rohan-ip2ks]

Sambit Senapati only time india ever wins is at home, and even then they make the pitches to favour them even if its horrible.

[@ruchirmundhra6716]

KA0SDestroyer Abhe Chutiye India drew vs Australia 1-1 in Australia which is a dream for terrorist nation

[@ruchirmundhra6716]

GANGA SINGH Rathore only India challenged Australia that time not south Africa. SA were regularly whitewashed both home and away by Australia in early 2000's

[@gangasinghrathore4709]

Ruchir Mundhra yes very true

[@mission101]

Ruchir Mundhra who’s the terrorist nation?

[@Gredddfe]

"Say you're old without saying you're old" I remember when the duck animation walking across the TV screen used to smoke a cigarette.

[@chandrakantpatel1500]

Gelen Macgrah &Shane war both boller best performance of Ausi...won Tests match

[@vagishavivek4178]

Really the great era of Australian great almost incredible

[@sandeeppalla004]

The late 90's to early 2000's Australian team is the greatest bunch that ever played the modern day game. They could hit any target and defend anything. Top notch!

[@rsoul7282]

I don’t care what anyone says, most South African people from all backgrounds have been fantastic, lovely people. We love having you in Australia, welcome any time.

[@pruthvirajchaudhari7653]

The world's most dangerous bowling attack.

[@jim3830]

Frdanielpoovannathil

[@John-pl8fe]

Warne was a magician!! RIP

[@flatoutt1]

it's nice to be reminded how exceptional that team was under waugh . they were next level .NOBODY could stand against their ability to maintain the pressure ,so the other team just fell apart .still remember the semi final of the world cup when they subjected the south african's to so much consistent pressure ,they couldn't think straight and totally lost the plot in the last over when zulu was clubbing them to the boundary.it was one of the GREAT ones. i remember the die hard SA fans crying because the disappointment was so great after being totally convinced they had it . but steve waugh asked the boys to go up another notch in pressure and the SA's just blew apart .steve has to be one of the greatest captains to play the game with his skill to lift the team and pull the absolute best out of them .

[@RuanAntunes7]

I miss these days of Test Cricket. All test teams played good competitive cricket but Nowadays Test cricket feels like an afterthought because of T20 cricket

[@Emersonion]

Yes I remember when South Africa destroyed the Aussies at Newlands CG back in 2011. Aussies got bowled out for 47 runs only...2'nd innings that was...

[@thefury4424]

I remember when Gibbs dropped a catch the loose the World Cup

[@SuryaSen001]

Do you also remember Australia winning the next match?

[@vaibhavsharma8187]

This aussie best ever to walked on planet earth

[@Emersonion]

@@thefury4424 yes that was devasting for us...But sandpaper sold for cheap in Aus a few years back didnt it? 🤣🤣🤣

[@thefury4424]

@@Emersonion and didn’t your captain get zippers banned from international cricket uniforms?

[@souravchakraborty5489]

What a team Australia was in those days

[@darkgatheringwfb5759]

This Australian side was so dominant that it left opponents in the dust ... what made it even worse any opponent that was touring would have exhibitions matches against the state side who they would struggle to win but more likely loose = it shows the amount if talent the backups were knocking on the Australua team's door If you wanna see what i mean see ODi Australia vs Australia A... how Australia A were a better side than the msin Australian team

[@akhilsharma1124]

Best odi team of all time----- Australia (2000 to 2008) Best test team of all time------ West Indies(1976 to 1995)

[@uzainisnotgenius2691]

Pakistan 1992 - 2001 Despite of fielding and Fixing

[@thefunpolice]

The Windies produced a string of great fast bowlers like they had a fast bowler factory somewhere between Barbados and Antigua. Astounding consistency. Then there was Viv Richards, who excelled at, well, _everything._

[@steveglen3354]

McGrath is a legend for me.

[@apurvakmr]

RIP Shane, the spin wizard.

[@shivdevsingh1468]

Warne really great. He also won the 1st IPL as captain.

[@kentwalker1969]

great test that one if you are an Aussie :) player of the match was Gilly who knocked up a casual 204 no.

[@TeachySpace]

Undoubtly the best test bowling pair of that era.

[@johnmiceter]

This is when Test cricket was exciting to watch. Even though I liked watching Australia bowl more because of Warnie, I still liked watching Australia bat, specially when Gilly was in. They nearly always had a good run rate batting and were exciting in the field

[@himanshusooden]

Glen McGrath with the pace and precision become so lethal to play for any batter....

[@1nalh]

9/10 wickets to warne/mcgrath . RIP warne.

[@ourladyofmedjugorje6960]

Good bowling. Two of the greats.

[@vaibhavsharma8187]

This aussie best ever to walked on planet earth

[@benjaminschwass5853]

Nice stat John, really strong sides by both teams. Just one of those days...

[@h7u7s7]

I miss this Australian team

[@OMPRAKASH-yi7wb]

Yes this team was second great in whole cricketing history .. First one West Indies in 1975 to 1983. Contain.. Michael holding Viv Clive four deadly pacer..

[@deonperumal649]

Although it is heartache watching the Aussies demolish SA, I have to admit that, that Aussie team was truly a great team.

[@mariagibson4029]

Best test team of all time,a few goats in that squad..