Someone touched on it before and i think it is an element that cant be over looked... Uncovered pitches! Some of the dog tracks that Bradman batted on and still managed to fight out a good, if not amazing score, boggles the mind. I can also only imagine that the peice of wood that Bradman used to bat with didnt have quite the same tehcnincal work put into it when desingned as the modern day bats.
I was not a fan of Steve Waugh for a very long time, but in the mid/late 90's, around 96-97 i really changed and admire noone more today than him. Without doubt he is the best leader any of our national teams have had in any sport over the last 30 years and probably then some.