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> >> Unfortunately there's something of a tradition of English cricket
> >> writers/commentators doing that before almost every tour of England by
> >> Australia, after which they proceed to beat us. For obvious reasons the
> >> tradition lapsed in the 1990s, but it certainly happened in 1989.
> > The Daily Telegraph cricket book said (before the '89 series) that it could be looked forward to with "guarded pessimism" by England, noting that someone at some point would call this the worst Australian team ever to tour England, which would spur them on.
> Allan Border (captain)
> Geoff Marsh (vice captain)
> Terry Alderman
> David Boon
> Greg Campbell
> Ian Healy
> Trevor Hohns
> Merv Hughes
> Dean Jones
> Geoff Lawson
> Tim May
> Tom Moody
> Carl Rackemann
> Mark Taylor
> Michael Veletta
> Steve Waugh
> Tim Zoehrer
> Without doubt the batting strength of the 89 squad will lap the current
> team.
> But the pace bowling of the current team will be far superior but the
> spin attack loses out badly
Thank you for your latest drivel. Pace bowling far superior? Lawson
wasn't at his best, but Alderman was an absolute master in English
conditions. Alderman, Rackemann (who hardly played due to injury),
Lawson and even Hughes were consistent bowlers, something the current
crop and their coaches could do well to try to emulate (barring
Siddle, who is pretty consistent, without being super penetrative.
Still in English conditions, regardless of era, I would take Alderman
over him any day). Spin attack loses badly? Lyons has improved and is
hardly outshone by Hohns (although May became quite a reasonable
performer, however he didn't play a test in 89)