Gilchrist is the player that makes all the difference, Oz were already brilliant but he just puts them in a different league, the side is so beautifully balanced. RIGHT thats the last time im gonna praise those bludgers

O-h-h-h-h [whinge-e] ... must you stop? I was really enjoying not being the only one praising up the Oz team! where's stales, doc et al?

I agree with you that Gilchrist has had a major impact, but Matthew Hayden is also a major contributing factor. He's really stabilised the top after the Michael Slater problems. Poor Slats, back in club cricket, and doing badly at that... Hayden's series of tons has certainly given players like Adam Gilchrist a pressure release!

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