No one watching him bat in the first test at the Gabba would have thought they would be the last to see Ian Botham score a test ton. He scored his 14th and final test 100 there.
Interesting observation but very true. Many, myself included just thought Beefy would keep banging them out as long he kept playing in the national team.
He did little with the bat in the rest of the series. With due respect the Aussie bowling was ordinary because of inexperience, so should have been cannon fodder for him here. As for his bowling, except for a 5 wicket haul which came after Small started the rot, there was not much to talk about too. After this played Pak at home in a 5 match series and was a total failure in it. From then started the sporadic appearances in tests with nondescript performances.
@@graftgold3325 the very Merv Hughes who took a hammering from him in this game said publicly that his days are over, during the 1989 Ashes with which the Aussies started their winning streak.
Botham benefited from playing a lot of weak opponents. Think the weak Aussie ashes tours of 1977, 1981 and 1985. He won in Australia against weak sides - 1978-79 and 1986-87. A lucky player who embellished his record against weak sides and whose performance fell off a cliff pretty quickly.
@@waseemchaudhry2933 Unfortunately I don't have many other cricket videos, but I do have this: ua-cam.com/video/1ygBIgF8Jgg/v-deo.html (1987 AUS vs ENG vs PAK vs WI) and these two Ian Botham videos: ua-cam.com/video/raJ5knfVFQk/v-deo.html and ua-cam.com/video/_yHvgu7_Sek/v-deo.html
It says a lot about Australian batsmen' inexperience and insipid performance across that series that two VERY average spinners in Emburey and Edmonds ( i can't believe how poor were their test records) took many wickets in this series.
Thanks for watching! Unfortunately I don't have that series, But you can find the first Test highlights here: ua-cam.com/video/szXRtdE29To/v-deo.htmlsi=fY8YrUFS7NVoO7zs
Chris Matthews had come for some attention because he shared the same surname as the other Matthews in the team, Greg! But was a complete failure both in this series and when he was again tried out against WI in 1988. Despite possessing the build and pace in addition to being a left armer.
You bring up some interesting points about Chris Matthews and his struggles in the series. It’s always fascinating to see how different players perform under pressure!
Every team has its ups and downs, and that period was definitely a learning curve for Australia. Bobby Simpson really did bring some stability to the squad!
In this series, Australia fielded probably their most inexperienced and poorest side outside the WSC era since the second world war . Hence the result. Fancy lower order batsmen as limited as Chris Broad (scoring 600+ runs in the series - averaged about 30 outside that series in test cricket), Jack Richards and Bill Athey - scoring a century and 96 in the first two tests ! Shows the abysmal quality of the Aussie bowling in that series. It wasn't possible to watch that series without cringing as an Aussie fan . The only aspect worse than their bowling was their batting and fielding. That aside, all went well!
Thank you for sharing your insights! It's always great to hear from passionate fans who remember the nuances of cricket history. Your perspective adds a lot to the discussion!
We could only beat the team in front of us in 1986/87. Don’t forget, before our team left England, it was called a team that couldn’t bat, bowl or field!! Plus we had Gatting, Lamb and Gower in our batting lineup. 3 World Class players.
@@mrkipling2201 Throughout the 80s (when I was teenager) I remember always rooting & hoping for David Gower to unleash massive damage on whoever the opposition was, but it seemed he nearly always fell short leaving me utterly disappointed most of the time. Seemed his most favorite way to fall was being caught in the slips or the keeper. I never gave up hope on him though.
Thankyou so much for this.. brought back wonderful memories from a wonderful era
Wonderful memories, indeed! It's amazing how the past can be a better game than the present sometimes, right?
Absolutely! Due to the extreme early finish of the 5th Test in Sydney, I lost half a day watching these replays.. brilliant!
No one watching him bat in the first test at the Gabba would have thought they would be the last to see Ian Botham score a test ton. He scored his 14th and final test 100 there.
Interesting observation but very true. Many, myself included just thought Beefy would keep banging them out as long he kept playing in the national team.
He did little with the bat in the rest of the series. With due respect the Aussie bowling was ordinary because of inexperience, so should have been cannon fodder for him here. As for his bowling, except for a 5 wicket haul which came after Small started the rot, there was not much to talk about too. After this played Pak at home in a 5 match series and was a total failure in it. From then started the sporadic appearances in tests with nondescript performances.
@@sidb0206 No doubt, the beginning of the end.
@@graftgold3325 the very Merv Hughes who took a hammering from him in this game said publicly that his days are over, during the 1989 Ashes with which the Aussies started their winning streak.
Botham benefited from playing a lot of weak opponents. Think the weak Aussie ashes tours of 1977, 1981 and 1985. He won in Australia against weak sides - 1978-79 and 1986-87. A lucky player who embellished his record against weak sides and whose performance fell off a cliff pretty quickly.
Another Brilliant Upload Keep It Up
Big thanks
@@graftgold3325 please try to upload more matches if you have
@@waseemchaudhry2933 Unfortunately I don't have many other cricket videos, but I do have this: ua-cam.com/video/1ygBIgF8Jgg/v-deo.html (1987 AUS vs ENG vs PAK vs WI) and these two Ian Botham videos: ua-cam.com/video/raJ5knfVFQk/v-deo.html and ua-cam.com/video/_yHvgu7_Sek/v-deo.html
Nice upload, please upload 1985-86 India vs Australia Test series (in Australia) extended highlights/review.
Nice upload .
Thanks for visiting
It says a lot about Australian batsmen' inexperience and insipid performance across that series that two VERY average spinners in Emburey and Edmonds ( i can't believe how poor were their test records) took many wickets in this series.
You're right! I never rated those two spinners.
Good upload. Please upload the Aus v WI test series of 1988-89 if possible. Thank you.
Thanks for watching! Unfortunately I don't have that series, But you can find the first Test highlights here: ua-cam.com/video/szXRtdE29To/v-deo.htmlsi=fY8YrUFS7NVoO7zs
Hey Both - why don't you go right over the top and be first to run up to the bowler after every single Australian dismissal ? To get into camera shot?
lol
Chris Matthews had come for some attention because he shared the same surname as the other Matthews in the team, Greg! But was a complete failure both in this series and when he was again tried out against WI in 1988. Despite possessing the build and pace in addition to being a left armer.
You bring up some interesting points about Chris Matthews and his struggles in the series. It’s always fascinating to see how different players perform under pressure!
Worst Australian cricket team ever, it was only a year later Bobby Simpson came in and started to sort them out.
Every team has its ups and downs, and that period was definitely a learning curve for Australia. Bobby Simpson really did bring some stability to the squad!
@@graftgold3325australia loss we hardcore fans get irritated we want only aussie wins
You have your years mixed up. Simpson came back late 1977
@@NotButterfly-1313 As coach
@@chalkandcheese1868 Ahhh ok Understand. Yes Bob was a good coach for the group.
In this series, Australia fielded probably their most inexperienced and poorest side outside the WSC era since the second world war . Hence the result. Fancy lower order batsmen as limited as Chris Broad (scoring 600+ runs in the series - averaged about 30 outside that series in test cricket), Jack Richards and Bill Athey - scoring a century and 96 in the first two tests ! Shows the abysmal quality of the Aussie bowling in that series. It wasn't possible to watch that series without cringing as an Aussie fan . The only aspect worse than their bowling was their batting and fielding. That aside, all went well!
Thank you for sharing your insights! It's always great to hear from passionate fans who remember the nuances of cricket history. Your perspective adds a lot to the discussion!
We could only beat the team in front of us in 1986/87. Don’t forget, before our team left England, it was called a team that couldn’t bat, bowl or field!! Plus we had Gatting, Lamb and Gower in our batting lineup. 3 World Class players.
@@mrkipling2201 Throughout the 80s (when I was teenager) I remember always rooting & hoping for David Gower to unleash massive damage on whoever the opposition was, but it seemed he nearly always fell short leaving me utterly disappointed most of the time. Seemed his most favorite way to fall was being caught in the slips or the keeper. I never gave up hope on him though.
@ I can totally understand why you would have that opinion. He did get out in the most infuriating way sometimes!!
For once England seemed to be a team: rather than a succesion of more or less talented indivduals.
It's interesting to look back at the days before DRS/hotspot/ball tracking, etc. A lot of very dodgy looking lbw...
Right? Back then, it was more like "guess the lbw" than "DRS review"! I think the umpires were just playing a game of 'eeny, meeny, miny, moe'!