I have this theory
That for years Australia were basically cheating by selecting goblins and passing them off as human players (thanks to the disguising power of a baggy green). You don't seriously believe Ponting, Gilchrist, MacGill etc. are just vertically-challenged colonials, do you? No! They were all discovered when miners in Western Australia accidentally drilled into their magic underground kingdom, and persuaded to use their enchanted powers to play cricket, in return for their secret world remaining undiscovered. I think David Boon was actually a gnome, not a goblin, but same difference. Anyway, as the ratio of goblins to convicts has dropped, the fortunes of the 'Strayan team have also plummeted. Coincidence? I think not! WAKE UP SHEEPLE!!
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Tue 7 Dec 2010, 9:42, 1 reply)

Whilst bizarre
This is still the most coherrent explanation for Ricky Ponting I've yet seen.
(Leonard Hatred briefly did some work on, Tue 7 Dec 2010, 14:20, closed)