The New Zealanders, South Africans and the English team have a mental block against Australia. New Zealand VS Aus and South Africa VS Aus matches are almost predictable because these two oppositions almost always accept defeat before the actual match begins. This is unlike the subcontinental teams, especially India and SriLanka, who treat the Australian team as just another team. And the NewZealand captain, when he speaks to the media always tries to find reasons for his team's dismal performance and always acknowledges how the Australian team is miles ahead of the rest of the cricketing world. But he doesn't praise any subcontitental team when his team loses to say India or Pakistan. The fact is that New Zealand and South African cricket is far behind not only Autralian cricket but also Indian, Pakistani and SriLankan cricket.
