The 'hows' and 'whys' of Aussie success

It's a professional set-up that is synonymous with Aussie sucess in cricket. And Cricket Australia has a major role to play in it.

It is a thoroughly professional set-up that has become synonymous with victory in cricket. And the Australian cricket board has played no small role in taking the team to its dizzying heights.

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The success the Aussies achieved in lifting the 1987 World Cup has become infectious, and the team continues to be ranked No. 1 in both Test and one-day cricket.

So why has this Australian team been so successful that many experts now compare it with Sir Don Bradman's "Invincibles" of 1948 - the greatest team the game has ever seen?

Several factors, experts say, are responsible for this. Perhaps the most significant is that the Australian board weighs every decision with prudence and logic. Emotions have no place - be it the selection of teams or sharing profits with players.

Cricket Australia (CA), as the board was renamed last year along with a new logo to make it a more effective marketable brand, is perhaps the world's lone national board to sign a MoU with the players' body - the Australia Cricketers Association (ACA).