An all-round performance by Brett Lee (5 sixes and 2 early wickets) did the unbeaten T&T in. Unlike the Cape Cobras, New South Wales were much more professional in the field and didn’t give any chances away to the West Indian team. Sweet revenge for an earlier loss to them in the tournament when it mattered.
As one user on Cricinfo said, Australians now own the World Cup, the Champions Trophy and the Champions League. The two teams which have won the Indian Premier League have both been captained by retired Australian players. Is there anything left for Australia to win?!
Maybe the Twenty20 World Cup, but that is coming up next year and Australia will surely win that. Perhaps in the same manner that they took a few attempts to win the Champions Trophy and now you cannot take it away from them.
On one hand, this domination is amazing. On the other hand, it is boring. Cricket needs some new narratives than, “Australians win again!” For years now, we have seen India and South Africa (and at one time, even England) challenge the dominance of the Australian team, but the depth of the talent in Australia is simply too much.
In a way, Australia is like the Brazil of cricket. There will be setbacks once in a while, but Australia have made a habit of coming back strongly from them.
