If nothing else their reserves display the abundance of talent at their disposal. The recent statement by Steve Waugh was a revelation in itself. Just imagine the confidence level of a captain who is talking of keeping away his most prolific wicket taker without any regret or agony - for the simple reason that he has no dearth of substitutes. A substitute for Shane Warne. An unthinkable proposition until sometime ago.
Warne is no pushover.
He is highest wicket taker for his country in the history of the game, has a brilliant strike rate and a fantastic record. It is not just statistics that put him on a different league. He is supposedly the best exponent of the art of leg spin in a game, which, is not short of great leg spinners and Steve Waugh would not give a second thought before replacing him. That is so characteristic of Australian cricket. They have a complete team of youngsters breathing down the neck of their seniors, compelling them to perform.