Australia has achieved great things in world cricket this year. They won the Test Championship trophy by defeating India in the final of the World Test Championship followed by The Ashes series win against England and lastly they won the ODI World Cup for the sixth time. Pat Cummins led well It must be said that it is easier for a captain to lead when other players in his team are performing well. Australia has always been a balanced team and everyone who plays for this team plays for the team so it is very easy for the captain to lead. Pat Cummins is lucky to have captained Australia because this team has all types of players and all types of players are world class which is why Pat Cummins has led well as captain.
One thing that I like about Australia is that they are thoroughly professional. They never give any importance for personal milestones. I have seen Australia declaring in test matches, even when their batsmen are in 90s or 190s. I have never seen this for any other team, including India. And they only put merit as a criteria for selection. This is different from teams like South Africa and West Indies, who have race-based selection policies. And they never include players who are not fit in the playing XI. No matter how important that player is, if he is not 100% fit or in form, someone else will replace him.
The Australian team is so professional because no politics or any particular caste or tribe is given priority in the selection of players in the Australian team. Each country selects players by prioritizing various factors in the selection of the team, but if the players are selected in this way, the chances of selecting qualified players are low. South Africa prioritizes their particular tribe in team selection and if any other player performs well outside the particular tribe, that performance is not given much importance. Not only in South Africa but there are some other Asian countries including Bangladesh Pakistan where many talented players do not get opportunities due to unilateral decisions of the management and in some cases politics is clearly observed. For the sake of cricket, if every team gives more priority to the talent of the cricketers, then every country can do enough in cricket.