Nothing compares these days. And the crowds back then in both test and one dayers were far better than we have seen over the last 5 years. Langer and Hayden were equally devastating in the test arena. I miss those years...
After watching some more recent cricket, it's undeniable how crisp a hitter gilly was, on top of that he was one the most devasting test batsmen of all time, he redefined cricket across both formats, and to imagine his potential if he did exactly the same things but born 20 years later, playing today, he would probably be comparable only to Bradman, but unique in the explosiveness. He's such a remarkable character, so honest and respectfull, full of love, karma was on his side and it's a miracle we got to witness that at all.
Gilchrist ruined Wicket Keeping for Australia in the best way... he was a WK that could get 100 without trying and take 4 catches behind stumps in 1 innings (each way obvs)... Now the selectors want to pick "the next Gilchrist" for Australia, but that just isn't going to happen, for a long time at least...
@@bayney08 no one is comparable to Bradman....he averaged 99 in test cricket when at the time anyone who averaged 50 was a world class player....now a days anyone who averaged 50 in test cricket is a world class player.... clearly Bradman was a freak
@@divvagg5616 honestly!! that ponting 11 team was invincible. Once Ponting retired it was so tough for Clarke to rebuild the Australian legacy due to the upcome of Ms Dhoni's Indian team. Though Clarke did manage to win the cup in 2015 but still he couldn't continue Ponting's legacy.
I'd say present England white ball team is just as good. everyone from top to bottom is a match winner and can come in and smack sixes, take wickets, take unbelievable catches.
@@aniketsawant2240 Bro the current average Aussie team just beat that England team you speak of in an ODI series in England 2-1 and they are nowhere near as good as this Aussie team in this video,the Aussie team in this video would destroy that England team
Aus lost ODI series at home to pak in 2002. Failed to qualify for 2001/02 tri series final at home. You have to look at long term class, not 1 or 2 series/matches.
Those who say Roy Bairstow and Dhawan Sharma are the most dangerous opening batsmen are the ones who don’t know Gilchrist Hayden. What a powerhouse team this was.
don't take Rohit's name with Dhawan Roy Bairstow. Rohit is a different league. He is also one of the finest white ball cricketer and one of the greatest openers
@@zakariapatel5228 Lol which standard do you study in kid, poor Gilchrist and Hayden dont even have a 35 average in ODI and you are comparing those poor batsmen with the best white ball cricketer in the world.
Kids after 2010 will never know that chasing 300+ and scoring 118 in 12 overs was a great thing back in those days. Miss those days badly since it was a good competition between batting and bowling .
What makes this even better is that Caddick, Hoggard and Anderson are basically England's best ODI bowlers ever and this SCG is 20m longer than the current SCG
There will never be another Richie Benaud. I'm Australian and grew up on Richie being the voice of not only Australian cricket but right around the world his voice was heard. With Tony Greig and Bill Lawry. Legendary
@@glennarcher6 Absolutely all the three they brought so much enthusiasm to cricket through their commentary. A test match downunder with these guys commentating, a treat for any cricket fan.
Gilly is arguably Australia’s greatest ever cricketer. An absolute beast in his prime who who could win you a game in a 10 over span in either test or one dayers. Extremely good keeper too. Great person. Legend
Changed the game for ever, and what a wicket keeper is supposed to bring to a side. Forever a visionary. Legend of the game. Will never see a greater WK/Batsmen.
@@cbscbs9090picture Viv & Gilly batting together in their primes. Pure carnage. The Duck lol. Ruined his reputation & legacy. Greatest footballer in my life time, great captain but shocking bloke in his younger days.
That's because fielding is better these days, if you saw in this video the fielder was just jogging to the ball, but now fielders will chase after the ball. cricket has became very explosive now. Also fitness standards are higher too now. Speed endurance is more valued these days compared to those days.
@@aneutralguy5606 No Earlier Boundaries used to be 75+ metres all sides of the pitch in Australia. You can also watch highlights of other games down under you'll see the bigger boundaries.
Andrew Caddick seems to have been cannon fodder for almost all batsmen during his time. I remember Curtly Ambrose saying in a recent masterclass video: "There was (just) something about Andrew Caddick that made you want to smash him out of the attack."
These two would have gone for more than 10cr if there was IPL during their prime. Chasing 118 in 12.2 in 2002 was just ahead of their times. Revolutionary stuff. Same aggressive attitude in all venues and tournaments including the 2003 and 2007 WC knockout matches.
They took 3 overs to make the first 18. So they scored the last 100 in 9 overs. Carnage. "That's the fast part of the ground." "And that's the fast part of the ground." "And that's the fast part of the ground." With these two guys hitting it so crisply, there aint no slow part of the ground ...
Bats that are thicker than they are wide and postage stamp boundaries are a big cause of that. Note that the SCG boundary was slightly bigger in those times. Used to be a time when the fence was the boundary
It’s hard to go past Gilchrist as the most valuable player in the history of the modern game. The ability to keep and the bat in a way that absolutely breaks teams in an hour or two. Plus an amazing sportsmen who played fairly. I’m sure there are others as good. But better ?
He changed cricket, that's for sure. MVP player in the modern era though, well I dunno. Jacques Kallis with a batting average of over 55 in tests and nearly 300 wickets at just 32, would have to be a contender.
I like it a lot! I'd still be putting McGrath 11 though ahahah. I'd also be going Tendulkar or Ponting before Kholi, I believe Kholi will be remembered as the best 3 format player to play the game, but he isn't in my best ever test side by quite a way. His batting average is 48 in tests at the moment. Ponting retired with an average above 50 and probably should have been closer to 55 if he retired a year or so earlier. Tendulkar retired with an average of 53, which I would make a similar argument in which it dropped a bit at the end. I'd also make an argument that James Anderson probably deserves a spot, but with Kallis in the side there's not much of a spot for him unless you're dropping Murali or Warne, which is obviously impossible!
I always watch these retro Aussie videos on this channel not only for nostalgia of my childhood heroes but also for exceptional on air commentary. Nowadays even legends like Bishop has to advertise products and have to shove every sponsor down our throats. No ads no product placement, This commentary is pure bliss.
precisely! Even with all that money the BCCI can't put together a decent highlights package, or the Indian sports channels can't put together a half-decent commentary team.
Great comment. I also remember an earlier era: falling asleep in Australia listening to Test Match Special rebroadcast from BBC, on ABC radio. Brian Johnson and Christopher Martin-Jenkins getting excited about a cake from some local supporter club for tea - never a sponsor mentioned, but thanks to the Ladies Rotary Club of Headingly for the delightful strawberry sponge cake or some such. Just the Ashes, talking about the cricket. Late late at night for us in the Southern Hemisphere. Australia still missing out in those days, but I miss it.
Loved watching Gilchrist bat, his timing of the ball was amazing. So much power in his shots. What a great player. I loved Marsh as a keeper as he had his moments belting the ball, but Gilly was at another level, he was at times the most damaging batsman in the world.
Adam Gilchrist - The falg bearer of Modern-Day cricket. People discussing modern day cricket now. Gilchrist and Australia started 25 years back. What a team 🔥
In 25 years of watching cricket, this would have to be the most brutal display of opening batting I've ever seen in an ODI. You can see the Poms looked absolutely shellshocked when the game was over (around 7:25pm IIRC, about 35 minutes before sunset). They put up a much stronger fight in the 2nd final two days later on a scorching hot day at the MCG, with the Aussies coming from behind to win in the final over by 5 runs.
The best ODI team - 2003 Australia! The best test team- 70s/80s west Indies. Both are the best teams, no comparison. I would give 10 out of 10 to both the teams.
I really feel the bowling was all in good length. What timing and what not, the shots delivered were just beautiful to watch. Classy, I don't think any cricketers can even replace player like these 2 opening
These guys used to be known for their ruthlessness and brash arrogant stomping with authority kind of shots,but these are some of the most well placed shots I've seen. Pulls past the bowler,Gilly's late cut through slips and gully. Absolutely marvelous
Gilchrist made 69 from 37 balls in that era..wow..he enjoys t20 cricket.On the kind of pitches made nowadays Gilchrist and Hayden would have murdered the bowlers.
For all of you whining like mules about the field placement... In those days the first 15 overs were under a restricted field (only 3 fielders allowed outside the circle)... It wasn't until years later that the PowerPlay came into effect.
Plus when you're defending 118 there's no point in an actually defensive field. You're not going to restrict the scoring enough to make them bat out 50 overs. You've gotta go for wickets, which means setting an attacking field, like England did.
Matthew Hayden what a beast. Every year when we watch the boxing day test and make our greatest teams of all time these 2 are always in my side. Haydos is my first selection every time.
We will never see another Gilly, extraordinary batsman/keeper. I remember him taking over from Healy, the reception he got in his 1st test wasn't the best seeing it was in Brisbane. When he left after an innings to remember with a standing ovation, I think the crowd might of forgiven Healy being retired, l was even though Heals was brilliant with gloves & occasionally with bat. We were spoilt with Heals, but we were gluttonous with the Great Gilly 🙏
“Here’s Hoggard” says Richie Benaud as Hoggard is in his run-up “there goes Hoggard” he said after Hoggard was hit for a boundary. Classic Richie benaud
What a fantastic team - the psychological effect this had on other team was mental..... it was near to impossible for any team to beat Australia at the time.
In ODI'S Gilly-Haydos and Gilly was dominant; in tests Langer-Haydos and Haydos was absolutely dominant. The common factor in both "Mr. Haydos". He is the most unsung hero of the Aussie invincibles.. You speak a lot about Punter, Gilly, McGrath and Shane, but lot less on others. To me, the real monster in the invincibles squad was Haydos. He really was the man to beat and its such a privilege to have seen some incredible innings from this gentleman. You will always be hailed as one of the best cricket has ever seen mate..
Hayden had a game for every format. He showed what a formidable force he was. Aussies always went with him for opening in tests and odi even while Gilchrist played later down in tests. Hayden then showed how he can play t20 for CSK. Amazing player 🎉
1:50 Everyone who has ever played cricket ever: "if you want to hit a 4 along the ground you have to hit it into a gap" Gilly: "LOL, who needs a gap when you can hit through the fielder"
I remember being on holidays in New Zealand at the time, watching this run-chase on tv in a hotel my family were staying at. One of the most brutal displays of opening batting I've ever seen in watching 25 years of ODI cricket. England's bowlers got absolutely crushed to a pulp and the game was over before the floodlights could take effect. The 2nd final in Melbourne was a much closer contest, with excellent bowling at the death from Brett Lee getting Australia just over the line by 5 runs.
I truly believe Sanath Jayasuriya revolutionized the roll of opener, and led the way for Gilchrist and Hayden, and later the likes of Brendan McCullum to come out and brutalise opponents.
A rare batsman in the world of cricket who could swing his bat like a sword at any end of the field 🔥🔥 Ever since I understood cricket, Sangakkara and Gilchrist have been my favorite players in my life ❤️❤️ Love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩❤️
Tendulka did this sort of thing in test, which is way more impressive. Even warne would regularly get hit all over the field. Still, Gilly was one of the best wicket keeper-batsman ever produced.
Another observation I noticed: In 2001 when boundary ropes became mandatory at all Australian test venues, around 2001-03, the rope was only about 2 metres in from the entire fence at the SCG. Nowdays, the rope have been brought in much further from the fence. The ropes at the straight boundaries are nearly 10 metres in front of the fence.
@@aksingh3167 I understand that the ICC and national cricket boards are generating a lot more money than today than they did in the pre-T20 cricket era 15+ years ago. However, it's a big shame the game has been "dumbed down" so that even mistimed shots on many international grounds around the world these days are six runs. At most of these venues, a 65m hit goes way back into the crowd.
@@TheAusJT absolutely , viv Richards said in an interview that cricket boards should create bigger grounds for better cricket , but you all know what is happening
@@aksingh3167 100% agree with Sir Viv. It's a joke that at the same time that the blades/thickness on cricket bats have increased (until the ICC finally clamped down on that issue, and even then, I don't think they went far enough) and most pitches are batting paradises (and whenever the pitch offers something slightly in favour of bowlers, the batsmen immediately whinge about it), boundary distances have been shortened. Makes no sense at all. You think of all the sixes that players in Viv's generation, such as himself, Dean Jones, Ian Botham, Javed Miandad etc would've hit if they were playing on the smaller-sized grounds in today's generation....
One of the most fearsome team in cricket history...this team was nightmare to all other teams....each and every player in this team were like ultra pro masters in their skills...
Jayasuriya and Gilchrist are the most devastating and greatest openers in ODI's history. Hayden, Greenidge,Haynes, Anwar all were great too but these two revolutionised odi batting
When Australia bowled, it was a bowlers pitch. When Australia batted, it was a batters pitch
hehe Well said!
Really!!!!....
And when you post, it was a dumbass post.
Nice batters pitch😳😂😂
And when you have a dumb thing to say, you obviously don't think too much before you say it.
I feel so privileged to have lived through this era of Australian cricket. Simply fantastic.
Same here. All started with that WC 1999 win.
U are lucky bro
I love Aussies from the beginning. Still same feeling for them. Langer is not compatible with coaching job, punter should take the charge
Me too mate!! It was so great to see Gilly Haydo Roy Punter Warne Lee!! Just F awesome
Nothing compares these days. And the crowds back then in both test and one dayers were far better than we have seen over the last 5 years. Langer and Hayden were equally devastating in the test arena. I miss those years...
Hayden-gilchrist is the most devastating opening pair in limited overs cricket ever!
After watching some more recent cricket, it's undeniable how crisp a hitter gilly was, on top of that he was one the most devasting test batsmen of all time, he redefined cricket across both formats, and to imagine his potential if he did exactly the same things but born 20 years later, playing today, he would probably be comparable only to Bradman, but unique in the explosiveness. He's such a remarkable character, so honest and respectfull, full of love, karma was on his side and it's a miracle we got to witness that at all.
Gilchrist ruined Wicket Keeping for Australia in the best way... he was a WK that could get 100 without trying and take 4 catches behind stumps in 1 innings (each way obvs)... Now the selectors want to pick "the next Gilchrist" for Australia, but that just isn't going to happen, for a long time at least...
@@Wingyy1995 Simple To be Gilchrist you have to just Enjoy cricket And love the game and have to be mentally strong and tough
@@bayney08 that is so very well said mate.
Why do u think he would've been better & comparable to bradman if he started 20 years later?
@@bayney08 no one is comparable to Bradman....he averaged 99 in test cricket when at the time anyone who averaged 50 was a world class player....now a days anyone who averaged 50 in test cricket is a world class player.... clearly Bradman was a freak
The most dangerous Australian team ever witnessed
Every single player was a match winner!!
It was the most dangerous Cricket team ever witnessed
@@divvagg5616 honestly!! that ponting 11 team was invincible.
Once Ponting retired it was so tough for Clarke to rebuild the Australian legacy due to the upcome of Ms Dhoni's Indian team.
Though Clarke did manage to win the cup in 2015 but still he couldn't continue Ponting's legacy.
Had match winners in the Australian B team too.
It really was in the early 2000s
Ponting was gifted that team by Steve Waugh.
Such peaceful voices of Bill Lawry and Richie Benaud. 9am and matches in Australia, winter season, cup of tea, pretty much nostalgic!❣️
Great days of cricket they were. Especially if you were Aussie. We had such a great team then.
Yes nostalgia
Now u hv akash chopra
@@ak-dk2ch 🤣
If it was test match then it would start very early in the morning! Nostalgic! 😍
Best Australian team.
Best ODI team ever.
I'd say present England white ball team is just as good. everyone from top to bottom is a match winner and can come in and smack sixes, take wickets, take unbelievable catches.
@@aniketsawant2240 don't be silly just as good hahahahahahah
@@JUSTME-lb2wi in limited overs. Test team of aus 2000s is still better.
@@aniketsawant2240 Bro the current average Aussie team just beat that England team you speak of in an ODI series in England 2-1 and they are nowhere near as good as this Aussie team in this video,the Aussie team in this video would destroy that England team
Aus lost ODI series at home to pak in 2002. Failed to qualify for 2001/02 tri series final at home. You have to look at long term class, not 1 or 2 series/matches.
Those who say Roy Bairstow and Dhawan Sharma are the most dangerous opening batsmen are the ones who don’t know Gilchrist Hayden. What a powerhouse team this was.
don't take Rohit's name with Dhawan Roy Bairstow. Rohit is a different league. He is also one of the finest white ball cricketer and one of the greatest openers
@@engma7549 🤣🤣 what did he won? They play cricket to win trophies right!
@@zakariapatel5228 What a logic, ABD is also not better than Aaron Finch🤔🤔🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
@@engma7549 you are comparing a avg opening batter with Gilchrist and Hayden lol.
@@zakariapatel5228 Lol which standard do you study in kid, poor Gilchrist and Hayden dont even have a 35 average in ODI and you are comparing those poor batsmen with the best white ball cricketer in the world.
Kids after 2010 will never know that chasing 300+ and scoring 118 in 12 overs was a great thing back in those days. Miss those days badly since it was a good competition between batting and bowling .
Agree. 20/20 is garbage cricket and has destroyed 50 0ver cricket and will end up doing the same to test cricket sadly.
@@Doodsy1975 I agree but at least it will save cricket
The grounds are way smaller
The bats are thicker
Pitches are way flatter
The powerplays are for batsmen
The ICC has ruined ODI cricket
Old cricket good, new cricket bad 🤡🤡👍👍
Ok boomer
Gilchrist was one of kind, clean hook and pull shots. He swivels smooth like a door on hinges
That team was truly invincible. If bat first score 300+ consistently and bowls first dismiss opposition for below 200. What a team
I agry
didnt this team miss the cb series final?
@Paul Ross not everyone has English as a first language fuckwit
@@avarma6313 Trying to belittle this Australian team lol,you Muppet. Greatest ODI team of all time
@@avarma6313 every team misses something, but this team was absolutely the greatest odi side of all time, so many match winners always trying to win
What makes this even better is that Caddick, Hoggard and Anderson are basically England's best ODI bowlers ever and this SCG is 20m longer than the current SCG
This SCG is indeed very big
Richie benaud 2:42
" Here is hoggard....There goes hoggard". Classic commentary, miss his witty lines.
Certainly miss him a lot..
😅😅
Play cricket 07
There will never be another Richie Benaud. I'm Australian and grew up on Richie being the voice of not only Australian cricket but right around the world his voice was heard. With Tony Greig and Bill Lawry. Legendary
@@glennarcher6 Absolutely all the three they brought so much enthusiasm to cricket through their commentary. A test match downunder with these guys commentating, a treat for any cricket fan.
Golden era of cricket Australia 90's to upto 2008... they were rulling at that time
Agree with this...Warne, McGrath, Waughs, Ponting, Clark, Gilly, Hayden, Langer
I don't know how Gilly and Haydos didn't put on weight with all the pies the Poms served up to them...
Watching it back, there must of been 2 dozen half volleys wide outside off lol
They added the dead horse 🐴
Golden time of Australian cricket, when potential Legends were sitting on the bench.
Gilly is arguably Australia’s greatest ever cricketer. An absolute beast in his prime who who could win you a game in a 10 over span in either test or one dayers. Extremely good keeper too. Great person. Legend
Changed the game for ever, and what a wicket keeper is supposed to bring to a side. Forever a visionary. Legend of the game. Will never see a greater WK/Batsmen.
By the way Glenn, is Duck still in ya dunny?
@@cbscbs9090picture Viv & Gilly batting together in their primes. Pure carnage.
The Duck lol. Ruined his reputation & legacy. Greatest footballer in my life time, great captain but shocking bloke in his younger days.
James Anderson still running strong from 2002- to 2023..incredible fast bowler ...
2002 to 2022 now 😁😁. Completed 2 decades into international cricket.
2002 to 2023
he sure is
Running 4 at the SCG is unheard of these days.
because boundaries have been shortened, standard 65-70 meters now, at that time it used to be 75 meters in Australia.
Running 5s is unheard these days in Perth ...
David Boon (with straight drives) has done that multiple times in Test Matches at WACA Perth
That's because fielding is better these days, if you saw in this video the fielder was just jogging to the ball, but now fielders will chase after the ball. cricket has became very explosive now. Also fitness standards are higher too now. Speed endurance is more valued these days compared to those days.
@@aneutralguy5606 No Earlier Boundaries used to be 75+ metres all sides of the pitch in Australia. You can also watch highlights of other games down under you'll see the bigger boundaries.
@@harsha83 I think it’s a mix of both better fielding and shorter boundaries.
Best Australian team..... Childhood memories 👍👍🙏
No.
In my childhood I was scared to see this opening combination...deadly team..
Brutality made to look beautiful.
Andrew Caddick seems to have been cannon fodder for almost all batsmen during his time. I remember Curtly Ambrose saying in a recent masterclass video: "There was (just) something about Andrew Caddick that made you want to smash him out of the attack."
Made me spit my coffee
234 Test wickets at an average just under 30 would suggest otherwise. But yeah at times he definitely got the odd slapping or two 😀
It’s because he copied Richard Hadlee’s action.
Didn't England poach him from NZ?
What a powerful and ruthless pair it was, probably the best I have ever seen. Golden days of Australian cricket
These two would have gone for more than 10cr if there was IPL during their prime. Chasing 118 in 12.2 in 2002 was just ahead of their times. Revolutionary stuff. Same aggressive attitude in all venues and tournaments including the 2003 and 2007 WC knockout matches.
15-16 crore each easily brother, if IPL had started between 2003-05.
Even being the active & debutant one they just did their duty as they use to do it in INT.
They took 3 overs to make the first 18. So they scored the last 100 in 9 overs. Carnage.
"That's the fast part of the ground." "And that's the fast part of the ground." "And that's the fast part of the ground." With these two guys hitting it so crisply, there aint no slow part of the ground ...
Hitting the ball really hard along the ground is a lost art :(
Facts!!
Bats that are thicker than they are wide and postage stamp boundaries are a big cause of that.
Note that the SCG boundary was slightly bigger in those times. Used to be a time when the fence was the boundary
@@flamingfrancis And field restrictions.
20/20 cricket is responsible for this
It’s hard to go past Gilchrist as the most valuable player in the history of the modern game. The ability to keep and the bat in a way that absolutely breaks teams in an hour or two. Plus an amazing sportsmen who played fairly. I’m sure there are others as good. But better ?
He changed cricket, that's for sure. MVP player in the modern era though, well I dunno. Jacques Kallis with a batting average of over 55 in tests and nearly 300 wickets at just 32, would have to be a contender.
@@conanthecribber Kallis and Gilchrist are my first two names on the list for best XI of the modern era.
@@jpchris96 Sehwag, Hayden, Kallis, Smith, Lara, Kohli, Gilchrist, Warne, Murali, McGrath, Ambrose. LOL McGrath gets to bat at 10.
I like it a lot! I'd still be putting McGrath 11 though ahahah. I'd also be going Tendulkar or Ponting before Kholi, I believe Kholi will be remembered as the best 3 format player to play the game, but he isn't in my best ever test side by quite a way. His batting average is 48 in tests at the moment.
Ponting retired with an average above 50 and probably should have been closer to 55 if he retired a year or so earlier. Tendulkar retired with an average of 53, which I would make a similar argument in which it dropped a bit at the end.
I'd also make an argument that James Anderson probably deserves a spot, but with Kallis in the side there's not much of a spot for him unless you're dropping Murali or Warne, which is obviously impossible!
I always watch these retro Aussie videos on this channel not only for nostalgia of my childhood heroes but also for exceptional on air commentary.
Nowadays even legends like Bishop has to advertise products and have to shove every sponsor down our throats.
No ads no product placement, This commentary is pure bliss.
precisely! Even with all that money the BCCI can't put together a decent highlights package, or the Indian sports channels can't put together a half-decent commentary team.
Great comment. I also remember an earlier era: falling asleep in Australia listening to Test Match Special rebroadcast from BBC, on ABC radio. Brian Johnson and Christopher Martin-Jenkins getting excited about a cake from some local supporter club for tea - never a sponsor mentioned, but thanks to the Ladies Rotary Club of Headingly for the delightful strawberry sponge cake or some such. Just the Ashes, talking about the cricket. Late late at night for us in the Southern Hemisphere. Australia still missing out in those days, but I miss it.
Not a single slogging 6 shot and still they do it with ease.
Boy these two at the peak of their careers were so beautifully devastating.
Loved watching Gilchrist bat, his timing of the ball was amazing. So much power in his shots. What a great player. I loved Marsh as a keeper as he had his moments belting the ball, but Gilly was at another level, he was at times the most damaging batsman in the world.
The amazing thing about Gilly is how orthodox his batting was, yet he’d score so quick you’d think he was a slogger if you listened to it on the radio
Gotta love the excitement Bill Lawry brings to the game. Bill, Tony and Richie…
When cricket was as much a joy to listen to as watch.
Re-live the dominating days of Australian cricket
Happy Birthday Kumar Sangakkara
Happy Birthday Irfan Pathan
Happy Birthday Mark Taylor
Happy Birthday David Warner
All are left handers......
Pant ko bhi kardete ...aapka janmsiddh adhikaar hai chacha
@@AamirKhanPathaan They may bat left handed, but I'm sure not all of them write with their left hand though
Adam Gilchrist - The falg bearer of Modern-Day cricket.
People discussing modern day cricket now. Gilchrist and Australia started 25 years back. What a team 🔥
I loved this uniform of Aus players. Simply magnificent !!
Matthew Hayden in his prime was a MONSTER!!!
I couldn't believe it when I first saw him walking down the pitch to smash fast bowlers, incredible batsman.
Best team ever. Best commentary team ever. Cricket's best era. What a time 🎉
This Australian team , mcg , that Australian crowd, best commentary duo and beer= HAPPINESS & NOSTALGIA
In 25 years of watching cricket, this would have to be the most brutal display of opening batting I've ever seen in an ODI.
You can see the Poms looked absolutely shellshocked when the game was over (around 7:25pm IIRC, about 35 minutes before sunset). They put up a much stronger fight in the 2nd final two days later on a scorching hot day at the MCG, with the Aussies coming from behind to win in the final over by 5 runs.
Poms got similar thrashing from kiwis in 2015 WC.
As an Australian, I really miss having cricketers like this.
I remember watching this match. Only disappointing thing was how quickly it was over when we batted.
Lovely to hear Richie and Bill again…
Amazing players, amazing crowds, amazing commentators, best era of cricket ever
Winning a non-weather effected ODI by 10 wickets in 13 overs is like winning a Test by an innings and 400. Thats a slaughter.
I feel in love with cricket when I first watched the match of legendary Aussie team. A part of cricket in me retired after these legends retired.
Hayden and Gilchrist Is the Most Destructive Pair I Have Ever Seen In One Day Cricket ❤❤❤ Love From 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
What a time for Australian cricket fans. 20 years of pure dominance with so many all-time greats in the one team.
"..and a few slightly bemused looks out there from the fielding side" - Richie B you are missed!
That era of Australian cricket was the most fearsome domination we would ever see . .
They are the best opening partners I have ever seen in my life.
The best ODI team - 2003 Australia!
The best test team- 70s/80s west Indies. Both are the best teams, no comparison. I would give 10 out of 10 to both the teams.
God I miss those days. You just don't get cricket like this now. A genuinely awe-inspiring lineup and an absolutely insane opening pair.
My all time favorites batsman Hayden Gilchrist ❤love from India 🇮🇳
No run out chance, No LBW appeal, No dropped catch absolutely crystal clear cricket.
No catch in the crowd...
You don't always need 6s to score quickly.
I really feel the bowling was all in good length. What timing and what not, the shots delivered were just beautiful to watch. Classy, I don't think any cricketers can even replace player like these 2 opening
If only this 2 Magnificent players were playing now in their prime they would have made mockery of 20/20 cricket.
These guys used to be known for their ruthlessness and brash arrogant stomping with authority kind of shots,but these are some of the most well placed shots I've seen. Pulls past the bowler,Gilly's late cut through slips and gully. Absolutely marvelous
Gillys cutting was just magic. Liked your salute to Richie at the end of your comment.
@@rocknral appreciated
Gilchrist made 69 from 37 balls in that era..wow..he enjoys t20 cricket.On the kind of pitches made nowadays Gilchrist and Hayden would have murdered the bowlers.
That Australian team was unreal ,well oiled mean machine
For all of you whining like mules about the field placement... In those days the first 15 overs were under a restricted field (only 3 fielders allowed outside the circle)... It wasn't until years later that the PowerPlay came into effect.
Plus when you're defending 118 there's no point in an actually defensive field. You're not going to restrict the scoring enough to make them bat out 50 overs. You've gotta go for wickets, which means setting an attacking field, like England did.
The great thing about this partnership was that there was hardly any slogging...it was all good cricketing shots..highest form of batsmanship..!!
There has never been a batsman in the history of cricket who picks up the length as Quickly as Gilchrist.
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I love Gilchrist batting he is a superb player
Matthew Hayden what a beast.
Every year when we watch the boxing day test and make our greatest teams of all time these 2 are always in my side. Haydos is my first selection every time.
One of most dangerous opening pair in cricket history
We will never see another Gilly, extraordinary batsman/keeper. I remember him taking over from Healy, the reception he got in his 1st test wasn't the best seeing it was in Brisbane. When he left after an innings to remember with a standing ovation, I think the crowd might of forgiven Healy being retired, l was even though Heals was brilliant with gloves & occasionally with bat. We were spoilt with Heals, but we were gluttonous with the Great Gilly 🙏
“Here’s Hoggard” says Richie Benaud as Hoggard is in his run-up “there goes Hoggard” he said after Hoggard was hit for a boundary. Classic Richie benaud
No one's going to talk about Caddick bowling from 2 metres behind the crease at 1:02...
Perfectly legal
@@chasindigo the point is that his being a dummy
@@mohitduggal6461 nah, it’s a common ploy to deceive a batsman
@@saoirsedeltufo7436 ok
Bill Lawry's commentory made watching a match in Australia so exciting. So good to the ears his voice and accent.
What a fantastic team - the psychological effect this had on other team was mental..... it was near to impossible for any team to beat Australia at the time.
1998 to 2010 greatest Australian team ever
In ODI'S Gilly-Haydos and Gilly was dominant; in tests Langer-Haydos and Haydos was absolutely dominant. The common factor in both "Mr. Haydos".
He is the most unsung hero of the Aussie invincibles.. You speak a lot about Punter, Gilly, McGrath and Shane, but lot less on others. To me, the real monster in the invincibles squad was Haydos. He really was the man to beat and its such a privilege to have seen some incredible innings from this gentleman. You will always be hailed as one of the best cricket has ever seen mate..
Hayden had a game for every format. He showed what a formidable force he was. Aussies always went with him for opening in tests and odi even while Gilchrist played later down in tests. Hayden then showed how he can play t20 for CSK. Amazing player 🎉
I came here for Gilly & Bill Lawry.
Gilly was absolutely brutal.
Ritchie Benuad too was legendary 👌
Great upload overall👍
Gilchrist and Hayden. Clearly the best opening combination in the history of this sport.
Gilchrist is easily the best opener of the world in ODIs and T20s .
Love from Ind.
Better than indian openers also.
They played T20 in 50 overs cricket...what a partnership that was...it was a nightmare playing against them... remembering my childhood
Some of the BEST Batting I've EVER SEEN.👏🏻👏🏻
cricket back then was so damn good to watch, the commentary was the icing on top
Glad I got to witness this Aussie Team in my era 🙏
Carnage doesn’t even begin to describe this demolition . Wow
Devastating Combo of Haydos and Gilly🔥🔥🔥
1:50 Everyone who has ever played cricket ever: "if you want to hit a 4 along the ground you have to hit it into a gap"
Gilly: "LOL, who needs a gap when you can hit through the fielder"
Andy Caddick putting his hand around Gilly makes me smile, two wonderful gentlemen in a game that is increasingly for the foul mouthed & averaged.
Just lovely to watch, these two class players... What a aggressive games they played... Most dangerous team ausies have in that era. No doubt
2:51 What Richie said sums up Gilchrist ❤️ the cleanest striker of ball in any of the eras he’s watched or played 👌
Can't believe I read the report of this match in the newspaper at the age of 8 and still remember.
2:40 'Here's Hoggard' Gilchrist cracks four... 'And there goes Hoggard'
I love you Richie🥰
I watched gilly and hayden playing cricket enjoyed them during my lifes
I remember being on holidays in New Zealand at the time, watching this run-chase on tv in a hotel my family were staying at.
One of the most brutal displays of opening batting I've ever seen in watching 25 years of ODI cricket. England's bowlers got absolutely crushed to a pulp and the game was over before the floodlights could take effect.
The 2nd final in Melbourne was a much closer contest, with excellent bowling at the death from Brett Lee getting Australia just over the line by 5 runs.
I truly believe Sanath Jayasuriya revolutionized the roll of opener, and led the way for Gilchrist and Hayden, and later the likes of Brendan McCullum to come out and brutalise opponents.
A rare batsman in the world of cricket who could swing his bat like a sword at any end of the field 🔥🔥
Ever since I understood cricket, Sangakkara and Gilchrist have been my favorite players in my life ❤️❤️
Love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩❤️
Tendulka did this sort of thing in test, which is way more impressive. Even warne would regularly get hit all over the field. Still, Gilly was one of the best wicket keeper-batsman ever produced.
Another observation I noticed:
In 2001 when boundary ropes became mandatory at all Australian test venues, around 2001-03, the rope was only about 2 metres in from the entire fence at the SCG.
Nowdays, the rope have been brought in much further from the fence. The ropes at the straight boundaries are nearly 10 metres in front of the fence.
Nowadays , cricket has became business my friend , that's why it's happening
@@aksingh3167 I understand that the ICC and national cricket boards are generating a lot more money than today than they did in the pre-T20 cricket era 15+ years ago.
However, it's a big shame the game has been "dumbed down" so that even mistimed shots on many international grounds around the world these days are six runs. At most of these venues, a 65m hit goes way back into the crowd.
@@TheAusJT absolutely , viv Richards said in an interview that cricket boards should create bigger grounds for better cricket , but you all know what is happening
@@aksingh3167 100% agree with Sir Viv. It's a joke that at the same time that the blades/thickness on cricket bats have increased (until the ICC finally clamped down on that issue, and even then, I don't think they went far enough) and most pitches are batting paradises (and whenever the pitch offers something slightly in favour of bowlers, the batsmen immediately whinge about it), boundary distances have been shortened. Makes no sense at all.
You think of all the sixes that players in Viv's generation, such as himself, Dean Jones, Ian Botham, Javed Miandad etc would've hit if they were playing on the smaller-sized grounds in today's generation....
@@aksingh3167 we have sharjah so that samson and tewatia can have some pun
One of the most fearsome team in cricket history...this team was nightmare to all other teams....each and every player in this team were like ultra pro masters in their skills...
Hayden , Gilchrist and then Ponting
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The trinity of Australian Batting
They were like Thor , Iron man and Captain America 🙏
Well said 👏 👌 👍
Golden era of cricket❤
My herooooooooooooo Gilly! Love from india❤️❤️❤️❤️
Those were the days when odi cricket was at its peak top quality cricketers top quality matches full House missing those lovely days
I miss Bill , Ritchie and Tony so much . . .
Jayasuriya and Gilchrist are the most devastating and greatest openers in ODI's history. Hayden, Greenidge,Haynes, Anwar all were great too but these two revolutionised odi batting
SCG looking beautiful, even on a dull overcast day.
On a murder rating...this game was a 10/10. Hard to win bigger than this in an ODI.
All time favourite opener for me ❤️❤️