Savak
World Star
- Joined
- Feb 16, 2006
- Runs
- 50,140
- Post of the Week
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In 2018
These bowlers allowed India to score 443/7 in the 3rd test in Melbourne in the first innings. 622/7 in the first innings of the fourth test in Sydney
In 2020/2021
These bowlers allowed India to score 326 runs in the first innings of the second test at Melbourne, they failed to bowl India out in the second innings at Sydney when they had 2 sessions to bowl at Ashwin and Vihari, they failed to defend 326 in the final innings in the fourth innings on a lively Brisbane Wicket in the final test
In 2024
These bowlers allowed India to score 487/6 on Perth of all places
These bowlers have now presided over 3 consecutive test series defeats at home against India. What happened to Australia's so called ruthless, high performance, no tolerance for non-performance, mediocrity culture? Why are these bowlers continuously allowed to keep holding on to their places for losing to India? If Australia lost 2-3 consecutive Ashes series at home, will they still keep sticking to the same squad of 15? Has Cricket Australia and Australian Cricketers just accepted that it is okay to lose to India at home, no problem?
This is Shane Warne below correctly identifying the problem i.e. these Australian bowlers might be good enough against the rest of the world, they are not good enough against India. They have had 3 series to prove themselves and they have failed.
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The Australian selectors need to take a gamble and might need to consider benching Starc atleast and getting a fresh unscarred bowler into the mix. Throw something different against the Indian team for a change.
These bowlers allowed India to score 443/7 in the 3rd test in Melbourne in the first innings. 622/7 in the first innings of the fourth test in Sydney
In 2020/2021
These bowlers allowed India to score 326 runs in the first innings of the second test at Melbourne, they failed to bowl India out in the second innings at Sydney when they had 2 sessions to bowl at Ashwin and Vihari, they failed to defend 326 in the final innings in the fourth innings on a lively Brisbane Wicket in the final test
In 2024
These bowlers allowed India to score 487/6 on Perth of all places
These bowlers have now presided over 3 consecutive test series defeats at home against India. What happened to Australia's so called ruthless, high performance, no tolerance for non-performance, mediocrity culture? Why are these bowlers continuously allowed to keep holding on to their places for losing to India? If Australia lost 2-3 consecutive Ashes series at home, will they still keep sticking to the same squad of 15? Has Cricket Australia and Australian Cricketers just accepted that it is okay to lose to India at home, no problem?
This is Shane Warne below correctly identifying the problem i.e. these Australian bowlers might be good enough against the rest of the world, they are not good enough against India. They have had 3 series to prove themselves and they have failed.

Australia v India: Shane Warne defends his relentless criticism of Aussie bowlers | Sporting News Australia
Shane Warne has always been a human headline, but the spin king has dominated cricket publications this summer as though he was still playing.
The Australian selectors need to take a gamble and might need to consider benching Starc atleast and getting a fresh unscarred bowler into the mix. Throw something different against the Indian team for a change.