Exactly. India at home is pretty much unbeatable apart from the odd game here or there.
Our total was okay, but we just bowled really poorly.
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Umps were checking for a no ball.
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Assume that equals a moral victory 
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Shot Sinclair
Anyone here old enough to have owned a Sinclair?
Itās always going to be difficult for any young spinner in India. India always targets bowlers and aims to destroy their confidence. Lyon, Warne, Horitz, Robertson all got demolished in India.
The main problem I notice with touring sides is they donāt know how to play quality spin. They get mesmorised by the spin and give away their wickets to panic. Itās hardly because the pitches are unplayable.
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Our biggest issue is, because the pitches in England donāt spin. All our batsmen end up playing the sweep instead of using their feet
And if you sweep in India you are a walking wicket
The wasting of reviews by England will be costly. There will be one clear mistake that is missed that they canāt review
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I ate one onceā¦
or was that an eclair?
Might just be the accent.
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Yep, you canāt afford to waste your reviews in any form of cricket. But wasting them in an away series in India is just a recipe for disaster
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Marnus and Steve think everything is out. Thankfully Cummins is less inclined to listen to them anymore.
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It comes down to preparation and training. Batsmen have to spend time acclimatizing and playing tour games leading to a series; they just donāt anymore. Australia toured India earlier this year without any tour games!? By the time the players had gotten accustomed to conditions the series was over. This is the height of madness in my opinion. Then touring teams have the audacity to blame the pitch.
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This is a very competitive total.
And this stuff keeps exposing our lack of ability to get the lower order out quickly after running through the top order with ease.
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Yep, you need a few solid weeks of getting used to their pitches in order to compete.
Iām amazed that the bigger countries donāt ask countries like Sri Lanka ( whose cricket boards need the coin) to prepare turning pitches for team to practice on before they tour
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Letās not overlook the fact every practice match Australia has played in India for the past 20 years is on a green top. We then walk out to start the first test and itās a dust bowl. Warm up matches donāt work in India for this reason. Itās why they have such a massive advantage at home.
Test wickets in India are like nothing else - not even limited overs wickets in India.
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Australia just assume the Windies will fold. Starc bowling his usual garbage.
The home team doesnāt really allow much touring and when they do they completely wreck the pitches so they do not play the way they will in tests. Most touring teams have given up bothering.
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Then the fact you make more money for 20/20 so no one is available for pre tours.
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I wouldnāt mind 350 plus wicket from bowling garbage
Starc has been the better bowler and has taken 4 wickets. The issue isnāt Starc.
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