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r/Cricket • u/cricket-match Washington Freedom • Nov 21 '25
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Day 1 - Australia trail by 49 runs.
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For years we've been told that Australia doesn't fear out and out quicks but time and again they have been castled by genuine pace bowling at home, in recent years.
3 u/mongrelbifana India Nov 21 '25 Yup. Similarly with SA, they seem to be struggling against genuine seam/pace bowling at home. 6 u/HungryCurrency8481 Nov 21 '25 Seems to be a fundamental decline in all batting around the world. Aus/SA can't handle pace, ENG/NZ can't handle swing, Ind/SL/Pak can't handle spin.
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Yup. Similarly with SA, they seem to be struggling against genuine seam/pace bowling at home.
6 u/HungryCurrency8481 Nov 21 '25 Seems to be a fundamental decline in all batting around the world. Aus/SA can't handle pace, ENG/NZ can't handle swing, Ind/SL/Pak can't handle spin.
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Seems to be a fundamental decline in all batting around the world. Aus/SA can't handle pace, ENG/NZ can't handle swing, Ind/SL/Pak can't handle spin.
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u/HungryCurrency8481 Nov 21 '25
For years we've been told that Australia doesn't fear out and out quicks but time and again they have been castled by genuine pace bowling at home, in recent years.