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December 19, 2020 Australia / India

Why India’s 36 all out was a one-dimensional effort in the field of collapses

3 minute read If you’ve ever seen The Perfect Storm, you’ll know that quite a lot of things go wrong in it. The Perfect Storm is a film about fishing, starring George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg and quite a few other people you know. At one point Wahlberg is bitten by a shark. A

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November 21, 2017 Australia / England

Pace and sustained pace – Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins are half an attack

2 minute read As the pre-Ashes war of words hits a dizzying peak of meaninglessness, it’s worth reflecting on something said long after a previous series had finished. Reflecting on the team’s modus operandi during The Mitchell Johnson Ashes, Peter Siddle said: “The key stat for us is maidens. The more maidens you

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