Thread: Favourites for the World Cup: pick 2 or 3.
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Old 07-03-2007, 10:55 PM in reply to DomainK's post starting "Voted for: India: Peaking, most..."
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Well if Australia get back a fully fit side concidering that Ponting, Clarke, Symonds & Lee were injured and could not play in New Zealand, Gilchrist taking personal time off with the birth of one of children. Does South Africa have a better side than this.

Gilchrist - 257 matches, 8585 runs at 35.62, Hs 172
Hayden - 134 matches, 4840 runs at 41.72, Hs 181*
Ponting (c) - 269 matches, 9856 runs at 42.48, Hs 164
Clarke - 101 matches, 2893 runs at 42.54, Hs 105* & 30 wickets at 36.73, bb 5/35
Hussey - 61 matches, 1739 runs at 66.88, Hs 109*
Symonds - 161 matches, 4037 runs at 38.81, Hs 156 & 121 wickets at 37.38, bb 5/18
White/ Watson
Bracken - 57 matches, 96 wickets at 22.23, BB 5/67
Johnson - 18 matches, 26 wickets at 27.88, BB 4/11
Clark/Tait
McGrath - 239 matches, 355 wickets at 22.63, BB 7/15

With other players like Hodge, Hogg, Voges, Haddin, Hifenhaus unable to get a place in the side.

Lee is a big lose looking at his ODI career it is very impressive, 150 matches, 267 wickets at 22.65, bb 5/22

Don't get me wrong South Africa are a good side but they are not the best in the world when a full strenght Australian side is playing. The question is how close can Australia get to a full strenght side for the world cup.
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