West Indies-Australia pre-1970 versus West Indies-Australia post 1970

[Harsh Thakor]

Pitting a joint West Indies-Australia team pre-1970 to a joint West Indies-Australia team post-1970

 

Pre -1970 West Indies-Australia

Arthur Morris

Trumper

Bradman (C)

Headley

Weekes

Sobers

Miller

Benaud

Tallon (W)

Davidson

Lindwall

 

 

Post-1970 West Indies-Australia

 

Greenidge

Hayden

Viv Richards (C)

Lara

Ponting

Greg Chappell

Adam Gilchrist (W)

Shane Warne

Malcolm Marshall

Dennis Lillee

Glen Mcgrath

 

 

Strangely the pre-1970 team may have the slender edge,particularly on slow or turning tracks or in Englsih conditions.The pre-1970 team has 2 of the greatest allrounders  as well a great left-handed paceman who was a good batsmen.Post-1970 has more explosive batsmen  ,but technically pre-1970 were marginally better.Post-1970 had a marginally better bowling attack.In the end maybe Bradman and Sobers would make all the difference.

 

 

 

Post-1970

 

Edited April 2, 2020 by Harsh Thakor

[Clarke]

I was actually looking forward to discussing pre vs post 17 May 1972 22:00 EST. 

 

Some other ideas are players with & without moustache, players wearing nike vs bata, players promoting gillette vs colgate and so on.

[zen]

I have gone w/ a drawn series. 1970s is overall stronger but difficult to write off a side with like of Bradman and Sobers in it. 

 

My post 70s  side would be: 

 

Greenidge

Hayden

Viv

Lara

Chappell 

S Waugh or Border

Gilly

Marshall

Warne

Lillee

Ambrose 

[Harsh Thakor]

14 hours ago, zen said:

I have gone w/ a drawn series. 1970s is overall stronger but difficult to write off a side with like of Bradman and Sobers in it. 

 

My post 70s  side would be: 

 

Greenidge

Hayden

Viv

Lara

Chappell 

S Waugh or Border

Gilly

Marshall

Warne

Lillee

Ambrose 

Very good reply Insightful

[Deleted_User_1]

Pre 1970 we just do not much visual evidence to make good judgements. I think post 1970 the quality of bowling and hence batting was better. Again, this is my perception. No one amongst us really witnessed pre-1970s cricket. Video footage is poor and you have to go by experts and players of that era. Post 1970s you can decide for yourself a lot easier.

[Sooda]

Morris, Trumper, Bradman, Headley, Sobers, Walcott, Miller, Lindwall, Hall ,Gibbs, O Reilly

 

 

[kirkutfan]

No contest. With Victor Trumper, that pre 70 team wins this.