People tend to rate other teams only on how they play against their own team, because that is when you really take notice. India happen to play very well against us, especially IN India, but I think they're only 5th or 6th in the latest rankings.

England are definitely the 2nd best side based on performances against ALL nations, but as most Aussies rate them ONLY on how they play against us, it's no surprise they think they're hopeless. Some Australian fans may get a nasty shock next year if they underestimate them though. I get the feeling that unlike some past English teams, Michael Vaughan's team WON'T be intimidated by playing against us.


[ This Message was edited by: sportznut on 2004-10-06 12:21 ]