Is it the start of decline of australia in world cricket?

Well yes-this is a very valid point I think this is the start of the phone of distilling team most of the great players have gone and down the seriously in big crisis already they are feeling quite heavy about the fact that Shane Wan and McGrath is not their. In this reason why they are borrowing is very substandard right now. It is nowhere near the aboriginal standards and that is reason why they are very weak in the department and also nowadays they are mentally very unfit because of that I think the batting is also in disarray they are talking too much and playing tulips will adding that is the reason why they are failing in each and every department of them they should concentrate more on playing cricket rather than talking too much because it will not have them in any way.. And after their another great keeper retiring from the one-day internationals and also the test format of the game I think they will suffer hugely because of that and now we have to see how good they can play under the system dances.

Though I am an Indian but I think that Australia will make a come back. Now in Australian team there are lots of youngsters, and they are lacking experience. They have to work hard. On other hand India is in full flow. They have defeated Australia in two succesive matches. Its a great performance by Indian team.

I have to choose my words carefully here.

I think Australian Cricket has been in decline for at least 5 years.

Having said that, I don't think a loss in a couple of one dayers really is a watershed moment. The same thing happened last year. Australia lost the finals 2 Nil to England who couldn't beat a drum these days.

What may happen after this loss is that several players may be called in to question and not before time.

There are a number of quality players playing at Sheffield Shield level taht would play for any other Test playing nation.

Ben Hilfenhaus, Siddle from Victoria, Watson if he ever gets fit, Katich, Hodge, David Hussey should all be considered.

The Aussies really played one bad game - that was in Melbourne on a pitch that did not suit them. The game in Brisbane could have gone either way really - the difference proving to be Tendulkar.(who was dropped early by Ponting)

The interesting thing will be to see how India's young guns perform when Sachin is no longer there - only then will we know how good India will be.

Australia will remain competitive, they just won't be as dominannt as they were in the nineties.

I share your view on the topic. It's the young brigade alongside the experience of the senior/s (Sachin) that surprised the Aussies.Although it was a collective effort, I feel Ishant and Praveen shook the Aussie batting roots as analysts weren't expecting such accuracy and pace from Indian bowlers and rightly so because it's for the first time that India has produced a bowler who can touch the 150 km/hour mark.

Yes, the Aussie team has been on a decline, but that's been for some time and that's not the real reason they lost the series.The primary reason has to be the Indian bowlers coupled with some consistent batting from the Indian squad.I agree with the comments made just above mine in that Australia will continue to remain a competitive side, but their dominance has been challenged and it would take something special from them to stay at the top.If I was the betting kind, then I'd be sure to bet that South Africa would replace Aussies at the top of the One day International list once their Bangladesh tour is over, but that's only because India will have to wait till their Srilanka tour to play in ODIs and thereafter, we can expect some big makeovers to the ODI ranks.

Yes, Australia is declining Now because it is losing its quality qame.
Now Australia is not playing as they use to paly earlier.
Hope it will improve ...

this is the first time for india. they rise and fall. common for us. wait and see the future series.