aw man so funny to watch Mark Waugh and Huss act like kids from all the excitement from the bats and Howard acting like a parent hahaha

Absolutely brutal comparison... Imagine Viv Richards swinging the modern timber.

These types of mid game shows are bloody awesome need more like it

This is so sweet to watch. Two legends with their childlike enthusiasm 🥳👏🏽👍🏽

Fox cricket as innovative as always. This is what makes Cricket in Australia special and a great viewing

I'm just really happy that Mike got to keep his hero, Allan Border's bat. Really nice gesture by the respective Trust!

Just awesome. Cricket lunch shows need to be like this. And by the way, just imagine the likes of King Viv, Gordon Greenidge, Greg Chappel and Allan Border and Kapil Dev, how much runs they would have scored with the current modern bats. Wow, the distance difference is immense in the current and old bats!

A brilliant lunch segment by Foxtel, very interesting and informative. Great to see that Mark Waugh and Mike Hussy showing you still can get excited about a cricket bat.

Man I can feel the guy being so scared and protective of these relics while the cricketers are absolutely excited without a care to try them lol

Love Mark Waugh’s strut. What an elegant batter he was. Great to see him here!

Mark Waugh is so awesome.

I remember bret lee hitting the ball completely out of the ground at the gabba in 2005...he was using one of those kookaburra beast bats with the carbon fibre on the back...i think it's the biggest hit I've ever seen....the sound of the bat was like a shotgun amazing

The best bat ever made was the one Glen McGrath scored that miracle 61. That bat had to have had magical properties.

I remember, as a lad during the late 1960s, that the bats were thin and light with a narrow grip. It was very difficult to find that ''sweet spot'' and getting a four was hard, let alone a six. You couldn't just swipe away... you had to REALLY think what and where your stroke would go. The whole approach to batting was different from what I observe today. There was more... strategising, if that's the right word... behind making your stroke. The batsman did the work; not the bat. Mind you, I have this impression (and I could be SO wrong on this) that bowling wasn't as fast as it became by the mid 1970s and the excellence of spin bowling was something yet to be seen.

One of my favourite childhood star..mark Waugh 😊

Awesome vibes in this video. Absolutely love the summer of cricket and brings back a lot of memories seeing these fellas enjoy themselves

They should of used Dennis Lillee's aluminium bat

Mark & Mike turned into 15 year old's looking at those bats haha

1902 is a pretty new bat! Surprised the handle hasn't gone floppy. Every bat over 40 years ago I've ever had access to (I'm 67) has handle go floppy. Used to be able to have re-handle which was cheaper than buying whole new bat. I might join a club this year for first time in over 35 years and try to get one of the bats fixed

The scoop prevents the bat from turning, the mass is distributed more uniformly so less torque is applied when the ball hits left and right of the centre of gravity.

Moral of the story....never ever compare the old legends with current kids...just imagine them playing with the current technology bats

What a session. Loved it. Now you know why today's batsmen score runs so easily and hit it out of the park effortlessly. Even mishits and edges go for sixes. Add shorter boundaries, restrictions on bouncers, no reverse swing with 2 balls used in a game, and batsmen well-protected overall. It is a bleedy batsman's game. Who would want to be a bowler in the modern game.

I beg fox to please upload more of this fun and informative content... As a cricket fan i just love it. Please don't starve us in India from these precious contents. Please

Mark Waugh & Mike Hussey what a wonderful batters 👌💯 Mark Waugh's innings of 100 odd unbeaten runs against fiery South African attack in 1997 series to draw the test is his best knock in my books.

Viv Richards playing with Warner's bat would have been a sight to behold...

This is what you call MASTERCLASS. Knowledge and entertainment mixed. Loved it. Thank you cricket Australia

This was super interesting to watch and that Alan Border bat was lovely - the sound of the leather just bouncing off that willow - nice.

bradman was averaging almost 100 with those older bats and people tell me he wouldn't be able to play today lol

That is why i wait for mid-session discussion or shows during Australia Test Season there is so much fun and knowledgable stuff goes on it is hard to imagine

Loved it 😊 need more like this❤️

Ive got a 1932 Gunn & Moore Bert Oldield autograph model signed by Bert Oldield. Its a beautiful thing.

how good was the reaction of huss and mark. Their eyes lit up when they see a different bat, just like a kid. cricket is love

Legends are legends irrespective of the time they born!!!

It's great to see the Allan Border bat while Junior is there. I saw them both make 100s against the Windies on day 2 of the Boxing Day test in 1992!

Very good analysis. These type of stuff makes cricket interesting.

This was just a treat to watch. Thanks Fox Cricket!

An absolutely joy to watch, Mark Waugh and Huss remind one of children on a Christmas morning

Great vid. Shows how the regard to safety has changed so much since the days of uncovered pitches and no helmets or thigh guards.

Classy program in the break. Australians take cricket and it’s coverage to a different level. Fantastic guys. Respect from India.

Should have included Warner’s Kaboom . Probably the biggest bat used in international cricket

Mark Waugh, bloody legend.

I still love the Duncan Fearnley that Ian Botham used in 81 at Headingley. That's my favourite!

Happy to see my favorite player Mark Waugh after several years.

Love that Allan Border bat.

Mark Waugh is so funny !!!! I remember a couple of years ago he said “that delivery was so wide he couldn’t have hit it with a surfboard” 😂😂😂

Take shot everytime howy says dont touch the handle

I use a County ala Dean Jones circa maybe 1998. Few chips but very powerful and heavy....connect and it goes

This through the ages look at bats was brilliant. Would love to see how the ball has changed!🤔

I had a Duncan Fearnley Rapier in the late eighties, cost £150 , a fortune back then , absolutely loved that bat , gave it to my neighbours kid when he started to show an interest in cricket, glad I did , but a little bit of me wishes I'd kept it , so I could relive my not so glorious cricket career

Amazing bats!

What about the SS Jumbo? loved that bat back in the day

That first one used by Vic Trumper and Syd Gregory looks like they used old engine oil on it. Clive Lloyd's monster GN is a treasure.

Pretty nostalagic.. We grew up watching these bats used in cricket game especially i were a fan of GM & V slazenger series bat.. Funky stickers

Excellent broadcast during the lunch break! well done fox cricket

This was chaos but hilarious 😂

Bradman would average 199.88 with the current bats.

It's awesome to see two 50 Year old buddies having a ball of a time, so excited still..

I still keep an early 80's SS Jumbo under the bed.....last line of defence. Used a Gunn and Moore right thru my career though. My nephew busted the splice of my last GM in the nets 10 yrs ago. I wasnt happy.

Awesome video... Nice comparison

Amazing segment 🙏

waugh and hussey! legends of the game

Was a pleasure to watch

Such wholesome content. Fox all the way

Excellent video I like the dsc bat it’s the bat that sangakkara also uses

I believe the large thick bats nowadays is possible via weight reduction techniques. They are able to dry out the moisture more effectively taking a lot of the weight out that way.

Interesting, Clive Lloyd must have known his stuff, a bigger/fatter handle gives you a bigger sweet spot, imagine what would happen with a very thin handle and you hit the ball off centre, the bat will want to twist in your hand! Also the scooping out the middle of the bat, transfers more weight to the edges/sides, this makes the bat more stable with off centre his as well. The same thing with tennis rackets. Yonex brand have a bigger sweet spot due to the their isometric shape, more weight on either side and longer cross strings top and bottom.

How I wish they would re-launch Duncan Furleys .. they were great bats

The footage showed that Skull had a bat with a sponsor in the centenary test.

You can really see how much Hussey loved batting!

*Howard having a panic attack over those two playing with those antiques like they are toys* 🤣

I wanted a Mark Waugh bat when i was a kid, felt like a Katana :D

13:12 …He wont mind… comeon 😂😂😂😂

Great to watch, might have been the best part of the South African tour.

Would love to see Lance Cairn's Newberry Excalibur compared to a modern bat.

Lol at letting those two heathens loose on those antiques 😂

18:15 this increases my respect for Guys like Viv Richard,Sachin,Jaysurya who used to hit sixes on will :)

Classic bats..with Mr. Cricket

Great to see them with the bat named after Clive Lloyd. People forget just what a hard hitter he was. If he had the modern technology his average wold have been substantially higher.

Gee, that lynn and munro thing really cracked me up. Legendary kerry

Much obliged for an educational video

That slazenger bat though 🔥

mangoose bat was goated 🥶🐐

Aussies are so much fun. Really love to see them. Wathed aussie team live in Rawalpindi. Warner was having fun. All of them enjoyed.

As a kiwi kid watching our blokes getting pummeled for decades. Mark Waugh was always a pleasure to watch. Mr Cricket was always fun to watch too.

Sunil gavaskar while doing commentary in a match said "when we played we had bats with edges nowadays players mistime their shots and ball goes off from middle of the edge."

Huss is such a legend

I'm not even joking when I say this - the last ball Hussey hit only JUST missed the back of Pucovskis head. He was doing a lunchtime show for Channel 7 and the ball landed right next to him. I was right there in front of him and it was terrifying.

Looking at all those heavyweight bats only makes me hark back to Bob Simpson's time as coach, when he tried coaxing a number of players to go back to lighter bats because of the proliferation of modern batsman getting caught in slips. His view was that heavier bats made it more difficult to adjust for lateral movement, especially off the pitch. We live in an era of flatter pitches and pace bowling that's the meat and potatoes of modern cricket, with a bit of spin thrown in. Bradman played in an era where medium pace was at it's zenith (think Alec Bedser, who bowled what Bradman claimed was the best delivery he ever faced) and spin bowling was king - to the day he died, he still claimed Bill O'Reilly was the greatest bowler he ever saw or faced. So there was much more lateral movement off pitches that weren't as well protected as they are today, meaning that a lighter bat would have been more advantageous for last millisecond adjustments. So with all that said, I think modern heavy bats (which Graeme Pollock popularized to the likes of Greg Chappell) are fine for minimal movement that uses the weight to stroke the ball to the boundary off pace bowlers, but for all the people who ponder what Bradman could have accomplished with them, I suggest they go and look at the full flourish of his stroke play in video clips, plus his lean and diminutive frame - he'd have practically fallen over trying to wield a modern bat. Every bowler who ever faced him said the same thing, that what set Bradman apart from others was the fact he 'saw' the ball yards earlier than other batsman - I've always put that down to the game he used to play for hours as a kid with the stump and golf ball. A heavier bat would have slowed down his reaction time and negated that advantage somewhat of seeing the ball so early.

Mark was a brilliant batsman

Seeing Mr. Cricket holding on to the bats had me dreaming he might announce his comeback.

I literally loved the Clive Lloyd edition, oh that vintage look man !

Can watch stuff like this all day long

Imagine being able to test bats like this (before you buy)?! That would be a fun hour or two!

I remember playing with a Big Kahuna as a teenager, could barely swing the thing but when you middled it, you sent it to the moon

Best Commentary Panel in the cricketing world 🏏🔥 Fox Cricket 😍💖

That six off Dan Vettori was the sweetest of sweet sounds

Finally somewhere Micheal Clarke and Simon katich are sitting side by side

Legendary Greame Pollock also used to use that Allan Border bat. With his he, at the age of 42, simply destroyed young Reckman,Alderman,Rodney Hogg and other Aussie bowlers in those rebel tours in mid eighties.

At 4:18 the size of that grip is absolutely crazy!

Those bats from sir viv richards era were the beasts 🔥🔥🔥🔥