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The 1990s — Changing of the Guard

Season 2 · 2024 · 11 episodes

This era focuses on a new generation of Australian cricketers and the transformation of the team into a powerful international side. It explores famous players, leadership changes, major rivalries and some of the decade's most memorable performances.

1EvolutionThe arrival of pay TV, commercialization, improved player development and a new generation of stars.
2ThrillersAustralia's attempts to finally defeat the West Indies in a Test series, plus other close matches.
3One Day StarsPlayers who became specialists in ODI cricket and helped transform the limited-overs game.
4Dynamic DuoGreat partnerships between two players and how combinations could transform matches.
5RivalriesThe changing international hierarchy and the emergence of new rivalries.
6Epic PerformancesExtraordinary individual batting and bowling performances.
7Swan SongThe final years and retirements of some of the great players of the previous generation.
8Individual RivalriesFierce player-versus-player battles that became defining cricket moments.
9Game ChangersA new generation of players whose influence changed matches and even aspects of the game itself.
10Personal BestIndividual brilliance and remarkable performances during cricket's increasingly professional era.
11LeadershipThe importance of captains and leadership in the 1990s.

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