Australia routed England in this day ODI at the MCG on Sunday February 1 1987. Dean Jones raced to 93 as the Aussies piled on 248/5. England skittled for 139.
We owe this game to the English men. But then over last 140 years or so this game has grown n expand and throws twists turns surprises that we find it so entertaining. The skills, fitness, discipline, ability to adapt and improvise is something that English team has been inconsistent with. They won this world cup making a mockery of Cricket rules....They were favi in '92 and '87, but never after. Never...
It's crazy to think that this Australian team (give or take a player or two) won the world cup in 87. Botham and Gower decided to miss the World Cup. Had they gone England surely would have won.
England were a better side than Aus then, and also Border was used to playing the foundation role in tests, the side depended on him so much that he undoubtedly played the same way in ODI's not realising it. But also of course with the advent of 20/20's everything has gone into hyperdrive these days.. strike rates have gone through the roof.
If Dirk Wellham and Greg Ritchie were in our best 6-7 batsmen in the country at that time, just goes to show how weak the standard of cricket was in Australia in the mid-1980's.
@@oinkooink Neither William nor Ritchie were selected in the World Cup final. Besides which, in the lead-up to the 1987 World Cup, Australia's test series results included losses to New Zealand (twice), and England. Undoubtedly the weakest period in Australian cricket history. The Australian batting line-up was a revolving door through that period and apart from Border and Boon and perhaps Jones, none were world standard.
