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The Australian team is riding on boisterous confidence, feeling they can decimate any opposition, especially at home, as seen in the series against the depleted Windies.
From David Warner to a quieter Shaun Marsh, all seem to feel in their veins as if they are the most brutal Test cricket outfit.
A healthy 2-0 series win over their Tans-Tasman rivals seems to have given them the confidence that they can destroy the opposition ranks and replicate the genius of the same Aussie squad that played in early 2000s.
Coming to this very series, Australians felt they have real chances to pile more misery upon a side whose away record and quality of players are equally abysmal.
The first two days in Hobart have seen Australian supremacy, with under-cooked players Shaun Marsh and Adam Voges scoring in tons and bowlers gluing well in tandem, but does that send a clear message that they are on course to become the most dangerous Test cricket outfit?
With all due credit to how well they have bounced back after the Ashes loss and Michael Clarke’s departure, there can be no denial that whitewashing a depleted Windies does not prove they are the most formidable side in the world.
Many have already started to feel Australia and India are soon going to reign in this format and topple South Africa and England from their perch, simply on the virtue of their attacking brand of cricket which has so far given them commendable series wins.
However there are many answers which Steve Smith and co would have to answer.
The first issue is how they will perform in the Subcontinent and in England, two challenging destinations which have eluded the Aussies any major triumphs over the last decade or so – even though they have defeated the Proteas in their own backyard.
As for Australia’s matches at home, beating the Windies and New Zealand is not a true challenge.
Their tour of New Zealand next year would be a much better indication how well the side would have progressed.
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