Australia No Longer Number One

The Australian cricket team, which was once the most feared team in recent history, the team which was the number one for the last five years has lost its dominance. The Australian cricket team was the most successful team in recent history. It has won the last three world cups consecutively; all the other major teams have tried in vain to de throne Australia. But the Australian now has lost its touch. Its decline began, as its celebrated players like Glenn McGrath, Gilchrist and Hayden retired. Now the Australian team is finding it difficult to find able replacements for their spots. Mean while there has been teams like India and South Africa have been playing their best. Both these teams have been wanting to the number one team. In the recent times Australia has been loosing some matches. This has led to Australia being knocked from the first place. South Africa has been playing really good cricket and has lived their dream of becoming the number one team. Only in the future we will know whether Australia will regain its place or will South Africa dominate in all forms of the game like Australia.

Australian Cricket's Decline

It seems that the Australian dominance over world cricket is gone. The Australian cricket team over the past decade has been incredibly dominant over world cricket. Their determinance has made then to be feared by every team. They were successful in all forms of cricket in all around the world. They travelled to all the cricket playing nations and proved their dominance. The Australian cricket teams domestic cricketing system was the main reason for their success. They had the world’s best players playing for them. Due to their professionalism and their attitude they ever able to do what no team have ever done in cricket history that is to win three consecutive world cups. But all good things have an end. The star players of Australian cricket team retired leading to a huge void left in the team. The Australian cricket association is finding it hard to find able replacements for them. The Australian cricket team now finds itself in the spot of bother, as the new are finding it difficult to keep the standards of the Australian cricket. But cricket Australia is confident that they will find the replacements and be among the top teams in the world once again. They will certainly look to find their touch once again, ahead of 2011 world cup.

Hayden Confirms Retirement

Matthew Hayden announced his retirement from international cricket, matt hayden the best opening batsman ever has hanged up his boots once for all. He is one of the main reason for the dominance that Australian cricket team. Hayden has more than eight thousand test runs. He has scored the highest runs in an innings for any Australian. He has opens for Australia, his aggressive style and consistent performance has earned him lot of fans around the world. His international career took off in the year 2001, in 8 years he has scored 30 test tons for Australia and 21 of those tons came in Australia. He has been a nightmare for the bowlers. The past year for hayden has not been good, his form slumped this lead to him being dropped from the T20 and the ODI squad. Now hayden can be seen in action during the IPL season this year. For Australian cricket team which is trying to regain its dominance its great loss, it would have liked hayden to have continued till the upcoming ashes series. Its will be really difficult to find a replacement for hayden in the opening spot. For cricket Australia it will be an up hill task to find a someone to fill hayden shoes. Hayden was instrumental in Australia success in the past year; he will be truly missed by Australia.