Comments on: The fading of the Australian aura http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/01/18/the-fading-of-the-australian-aura/ Peering down the corridor of uncertainty. It's about cricket, sport and journalism Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:56:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Abhishek http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/01/18/the-fading-of-the-australian-aura/comment-page-1/#comment-187421 Abhishek Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:37:51 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/01/18/the-fading-of-the-australian-aura/#comment-187421 "Graceful" celebrations: http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/engvaus/content/story/219055.html http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/engvaus/content/story/219147.html Understated reactions: http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/engvaus/content/story/219420.html http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/engvaus/content/gallery/219128.html “Graceful” celebrations:

http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/engvaus/content/story/219055.html

http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/engvaus/content/story/219147.html

Understated reactions:

http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/engvaus/content/story/219420.html

http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/engvaus/content/gallery/219128.html

]]> By: dissapointed http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/01/18/the-fading-of-the-australian-aura/comment-page-1/#comment-187314 dissapointed Sun, 20 Jan 2008 11:04:41 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/01/18/the-fading-of-the-australian-aura/#comment-187314 The thought of India winning is less than appealing on a personal level - I hope and pray they are gracious, for their (and the media’s) sake ...these third grade people should be taught some lessons right by the all honest good west!!! GROW UP The thought of India winning is less than appealing on a personal level – I hope and pray they are gracious, for their (and the media’s) sake

…these third grade people should be taught some lessons right by the all honest good west!!!

GROW UP

]]> By: Will http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/01/18/the-fading-of-the-australian-aura/comment-page-1/#comment-187301 Will Sun, 20 Jan 2008 09:38:12 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/01/18/the-fading-of-the-australian-aura/#comment-187301 Michael...it's just classic tabloid journalism. Sensationalism sells...not something Cricinfo subscribes to, I assure you. Michael…it’s just classic tabloid journalism. Sensationalism sells…not something Cricinfo subscribes to, I assure you.

]]> By: Tom P http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/01/18/the-fading-of-the-australian-aura/comment-page-1/#comment-187283 Tom P Sun, 20 Jan 2008 07:19:49 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/01/18/the-fading-of-the-australian-aura/#comment-187283 Talk about arrogance! "Thankfully, I’ve been proven completely wrong. Inidia were extremely gracious in defeat!" Talk about arrogance! “Thankfully, I’ve been proven completely wrong. Inidia were extremely gracious in defeat!”

]]> By: Theena http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/01/18/the-fading-of-the-australian-aura/comment-page-1/#comment-187189 Theena Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:45:24 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/01/18/the-fading-of-the-australian-aura/#comment-187189 Michael, thank you for saving me the trouble. Michael, thank you for saving me the trouble.

]]> By: Michael http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/01/18/the-fading-of-the-australian-aura/comment-page-1/#comment-187188 Michael Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:25:28 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/01/18/the-fading-of-the-australian-aura/#comment-187188 Oh My God. "Australia's cracks finally exposed" "Ricky Ponting refuses to believe Australia's global domination is over" "AUSTRALIA have again crashed back to earth" We've heard it all before after the Series loss to India in 2001, the Ashes loss in 2005 and the ODI losses just before the World Cup last year. Are our cricket Journalists this stupid to continue to beat the same old dead horse? You bunch of cabbages. Once again you have proven what we already knew; you are not good at Journalism. End of rant. Well done India. See you at the rectangular oval. Oh My God.

“Australia’s cracks finally exposed”

“Ricky Ponting refuses to believe Australia’s global domination is over”

“AUSTRALIA have again crashed back to earth”

We’ve heard it all before after the Series loss to India in 2001, the Ashes loss in 2005 and the ODI losses just before the World Cup last year. Are our cricket Journalists this stupid to continue to beat the same old dead horse?

You bunch of cabbages. Once again you have proven what we already knew; you are not good at Journalism. End of rant.

Well done India. See you at the rectangular oval.

]]> By: raxar http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/01/18/the-fading-of-the-australian-aura/comment-page-1/#comment-187186 raxar Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:37:01 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/01/18/the-fading-of-the-australian-aura/#comment-187186 Thankfully, I've been proven completely wrong. Inidia were extremely gracious in defeat! Congratulations to them on a fantastic win. Thankfully, I’ve been proven completely wrong. Inidia were extremely gracious in defeat! Congratulations to them on a fantastic win.

]]> By: Will Davies http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/01/18/the-fading-of-the-australian-aura/comment-page-1/#comment-187184 Will Davies Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:13:18 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/01/18/the-fading-of-the-australian-aura/#comment-187184 Hang on. Anyone reading this would think Australia were about to lose a test series at home. In fact, they faced a team with one of the best top orders in history (despite having recently lost two of the greatest bowlers in history) and still beat them in the first two tests. Hang on. Anyone reading this would think Australia were about to lose a test series at home. In fact, they faced a team with one of the best top orders in history (despite having recently lost two of the greatest bowlers in history) and still beat them in the first two tests.

]]> By: King Cricket http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/01/18/the-fading-of-the-australian-aura/comment-page-1/#comment-187179 King Cricket Sat, 19 Jan 2008 08:46:53 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/01/18/the-fading-of-the-australian-aura/#comment-187179 I wish the Indian cricket board had given their unsung pace bowlers a warm-up match prior to the Tests. I wish the Indian cricket board had given their unsung pace bowlers a warm-up match prior to the Tests.

]]> By: raxar http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/01/18/the-fading-of-the-australian-aura/comment-page-1/#comment-187174 raxar Sat, 19 Jan 2008 02:14:43 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/01/18/the-fading-of-the-australian-aura/#comment-187174 India won't be gracious at all if they win. But the nightmare is if more racial abuse charges are bandied about like water balloons. India won’t be gracious at all if they win. But the nightmare is if more racial abuse charges are bandied about like water balloons.

]]> By: Bongopondit http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/01/18/the-fading-of-the-australian-aura/comment-page-1/#comment-187172 Bongopondit Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:25:04 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/01/18/the-fading-of-the-australian-aura/#comment-187172 <i>- I hope and pray they are gracious, for their (and the media’s) sake </i> How gracious were the English when they won the Aussies. And how ungracious were the Indians when they won against England earlier this year - I hope and pray they are gracious, for their (and the media’s) sake
How gracious were the English when they won the Aussies. And how ungracious were the Indians when they won against England earlier this year

]]> By: SpryCorpse http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/01/18/the-fading-of-the-australian-aura/comment-page-1/#comment-187171 SpryCorpse Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:18:40 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2008/01/18/the-fading-of-the-australian-aura/#comment-187171 Yes, it will be a fascinating day's cricket today. I disagree that Australia lost all composure and focus in 2005. Certainly they did so relatively. But there were many periods during that series where Australia were all over England like a rash. It was just that England's composure and focus out-did Australia's. Not that it wasn't apparent that Australia were unnerved at times - they patently lost their way a few times. But only at times, IMHO. But today, anyway, I'm looking forward to Ponting's big double hundred and glorious victory! :-) And you are exactly right about the Aussies hating the opponent that scraps as they do. That's why the South Africans are amongst the most hated and feared amongst the Aussies - because their brand is almost exactly the same as Australia's. But I don't think it is something than can be manufactured. India, for example, are most effective against Australia when they just get on and play their style of cricket to the best of their ability. Which is considerable, of course. Yes, it will be a fascinating day’s cricket today.
I disagree that Australia lost all composure and focus in 2005. Certainly they did so relatively. But there were many periods during that series where Australia were all over England like a rash. It was just that England’s composure and focus out-did Australia’s.
Not that it wasn’t apparent that Australia were unnerved at times – they patently lost their way a few times. But only at times, IMHO.
But today, anyway, I’m looking forward to Ponting’s big double hundred and glorious victory! :-)

And you are exactly right about the Aussies hating the opponent that scraps as they do. That’s why the South Africans are amongst the most hated and feared amongst the Aussies – because their brand is almost exactly the same as Australia’s.
But I don’t think it is something than can be manufactured. India, for example, are most effective against Australia when they just get on and play their style of cricket to the best of their ability. Which is considerable, of course.

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