James McKeown
When Will Australia Next Face Tough Opposition?
February 26th 2010 01:32
After a summer that has been less then intriguing to say the least, a legitimate question to ask would be when will Australia next face tough opposition?
After sweeping away Pakistan and the West Indies in all forms of the game, The Aussies are now travelling to New Zealand where the Kiwis are not expected to put up too much resistance. After that series of Tests, One Dayers and Twenty20 matches they head to England to face Pakistan to again put the cleaners through them.
It could be said that the Twenty20 World Championships will provide some stiff opposition, however, the short nature of the game means that just about any one can win on the day. Just ask England about last years opening game of the Twenty20 World Championships. Thus, it could not be a place to determine whether they faced good opposition or not, unlike Test Matches.
Some would argue that England, when they come out here for the Ashes in November will be our next big task. I beg to differ, England have not sent a team out here worthy of challenging for the Ashes since Adam was a boy. Jimmy Anderson, while bowling very well against us in last Ashes series, has toured here twice and has taken a similar amount of wickets here as well. Their other bowlers in Stuart Broad, Graham Onions and Ryan Sidebottom will find it difficult to get the swing they are used to in Australian conditions. The only bowler who will do well and could prove to be the key for England is Graeme Swann. He was the form bowler last year and could do well here in Australia. However, even he may get the full treatment from an Australian batting line up which will be keen to win back the Ashes.
So until we meet South Africa or India again I fear more of the same will occur, however let us hope that England put up more of fight then what we have seen in the last four months.
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