By Richard Edwards
THERE was a time when playing Australia A was akin to taking on the second best side in world cricket.
Take the team who took to the field for the one-day series against Australia, England and Zimbabwe as part of the 1994/95 tour Down Under.
Captained by Damien Martyn, the team included Matthew Hayden, Merv Hughes, Justin Langer, Darren Lehmann, Tom Moody, Ricky Ponting and Paul Reiffel.
Little wonder that the final of that particular tournament was an all-Aussie affair.
But now India have gone one better. In the current quadrangular series involving Australia and South A...