This is written just before the Test series against Pakistan, but regardless of the outcome, it’s anticipated by many that India will murder Australia come February-March. It’s a shame this series comes so soon after what looks like a new dawn for Australia. The Subcontinent has been the ruin of many a great side. These young batsmen and bowlers jostling for position in the Aussie team have been dealt some crappy cards.
As Jason Krejza rightly pointed out in last month’s issue, experience is the only solution. India’s bowlers know where to pitch it, and their batsmen know how to play the spinners. Australia’s pattern in Sri Lanka was that Starc would get the Aussies off to a flyer with early wickets, then – well, donuts, as they say in…
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Inside Cricket (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2017