Re: THEN and NOW !!!
You have a point but do remember that big partneships, even record ones ARE often made against world-class attacks for instance this one between Mushtaq Ahmed and Azhar Mahmood against the likes of Donald and Pollock
record 10th wicket partnership 151
http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63766.html
Were Donald and Pollock not world-class bowlers?
If I remember correctly as good as the two W’s were, even they sometimes had problems dislodging the tail.
record 9th wicket partnership 195 (between Symcox and Boucher was also against Waqar and Akhtar)
http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63789.html
This is test cricket and such things do happen in cricket. Just like 1 or 2 good performances do not necessarily make you the best attack, similarly 1 or 2 bad performances do not make you so bad. We however do need to address the problem of not being able to finish off the tail because it has been happening way too often with the current attack
record partnerships by wicket
http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/254836.html
And mark my words both Anderson and Broad will struggle in Australian conditions. They are not as good as they look in swing and seam-friendly english conditions