About this episode
The episode explores Australia's dominance in cricket during the late 1990s through the perspectives of key players.
Australia reinvented the game in the late 1990’s with three aggressive opening batsmen: Matthew Hayden, Michael Slater and Justin Langer. To compound England’s woes, they were followed by greats Ricky Ponting, Steve Waugh and adding the coup de grace – Adam Gilchrist, wielding his bat like a Samurai sword. They intimidated England’s attack, sending them into submission, then Warne and McGrath cleaned up the batsmen. England barely won a match in six series. Langer and Gilchrist take us inside the Australian dressing room and explain how the ethos they created led to such domination. England’s Michael Vaughan reveals how intimidating it was to line-up against this 'invincible' side and how he eventually managed to fight back.
People in this episode
Guests: Justin Langer, Adam Gilchrist, Michael Vaughan
Topics covered
- Australian cricket
- 1990s cricket history
- intimidation in sports
- cricket strategies
- England vs Australia rivalry
Keywords
- cricket
- Australia
- England
- Matthew Hayden
- Michael Slater
- Justin Langer
- Adam Gilchrist
- intimidation
- Shane Warne
- Glenn McGrath
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Australia, England
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