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Australia's Subcontinent Struggles
by dillinger10
cricketwindies.com staff
A large reason for Australian's ongoing run of futility in Asia is down to their batting. Since August 2012, Australia's team batting average (23.42) is the worst when playing as the away team in the subcontinent. Even the likes of Zimbabwe (25.15) and West Indies (29.71) have performed better with the bat over this period.
Australia's batting average at home (50.16) and outside of the subcontinent (43.39) are both best in Test cricket. They average almost 27 runs more per wicket at home, and almost 20 runs per wicket more outside of Asia.
In 16 innings batting in the subcontinent, Australia have been bowled out under 200 on 5 occasions, under 250 in a further 6 innings and have just 3 scores of 300+. They have been bowled out in under 90 overs in 9 innings, and have failed in 8 successive attempts to surpass 250 runs when batting in the 3rd or 4th innings.
Over the last four years, the average Australian Test innings total in Asia has been 232. Anywhere else, it’s been 332. On the friendly batting tracks of home, Australia's average score is a weighty 357.
Not only have Australia scored in great volume at home, they have done so at an unprecedented rate, scoring at 4.00 runs per over. However, when playing in Asia, their run scoring grinds to a halt - all the way down to 2.72 runs per over. The only team with a lower scoring rate in Asia over the last 4 years is South Africa at 2.47.
Over this period, Australian batsman have scored just 2 centuries in Asia - Michael Clarke in Chennai 2013 and David Warner in Dubai 2014.
Steve Smith (37.91) has the highest average in the subcontinent, and no other Aussie has an average above 35. By comparison, 12 Australian batsman have an average above 35 playing outside Asia over this period. And five members of the current Australian team (Voges, Smith, Khawaja, Warner and Burns) have averages above 49 outside the spin-friendly subcontinent.
Every Australian batsman has averaged at least 15 runs fewer batting in Asia with the exception of Ed Cowan and Mitch Marsh (the only batsman with a higher average in Asia).
Australia's average partnership for the first three wickets at home is a gaudy 53.63 - best in all of cricket. But in the 8 Tests played in Asia over this period, the average partnership craters all the way down to 25.04 - the lowest of all 10 Test teams. Australia's top order have just 8 partnerships of 50+ in 48 innings in Asia. The same number as the tail (7-10). By comparison, at home, Australia have 39 partnerships of 50+ in 115 innings.
The drop off in the middle-order is even larger. At home, Australia average 58.50 for wickets 4-6. In Asia, the average partnership drops by almost 30 runs per wicket down to 28.72. At home, Australia's middle-order have put together 32 partnerships of 50+ in 99 innings as compared to just 7 in 48 innings in Asia.
Australia's struggles in Asia go back even further. Since 2008, Australia have won just once in Asia - against Sri Lanka in 2011, coupled with 12 losses and 4 draws.
In Australia's defence, they are not the only team to struggle in the subcontinent over the last 4 years. In fact, over this period, none of the six non-Asian Test sides have won more than 2 matches in the subcontinent. With the highest winning percentage belonging to the West Indies (33%).
Collectively, Asian teams playing at home have lost only 3 of the 17 home series against non-Asian opposition over the last 4 years - Bangladesh losing to West Indies in 2012, India against England that same year, and Sri Lanka against South Africa in 2014.
Australia's Subcontinent Struggles
by dillinger10
cricketwindies.com staff
A large reason for Australian's ongoing run of futility in Asia is down to their batting. Since August 2012, Australia's team batting average (23.42) is the worst when playing as the away team in the subcontinent. Even the likes of Zimbabwe (25.15) and West Indies (29.71) have performed better with the bat over this period.
Australia's batting average at home (50.16) and outside of the subcontinent (43.39) are both best in Test cricket. They average almost 27 runs more per wicket at home, and almost 20 runs per wicket more outside of Asia.
In 16 innings batting in the subcontinent, Australia have been bowled out under 200 on 5 occasions, under 250 in a further 6 innings and have just 3 scores of 300+. They have been bowled out in under 90 overs in 9 innings, and have failed in 8 successive attempts to surpass 250 runs when batting in the 3rd or 4th innings.
Over the last four years, the average Australian Test innings total in Asia has been 232. Anywhere else, it’s been 332. On the friendly batting tracks of home, Australia's average score is a weighty 357.
Not only have Australia scored in great volume at home, they have done so at an unprecedented rate, scoring at 4.00 runs per over. However, when playing in Asia, their run scoring grinds to a halt - all the way down to 2.72 runs per over. The only team with a lower scoring rate in Asia over the last 4 years is South Africa at 2.47.
Over this period, Australian batsman have scored just 2 centuries in Asia - Michael Clarke in Chennai 2013 and David Warner in Dubai 2014.
Steve Smith (37.91) has the highest average in the subcontinent, and no other Aussie has an average above 35. By comparison, 12 Australian batsman have an average above 35 playing outside Asia over this period. And five members of the current Australian team (Voges, Smith, Khawaja, Warner and Burns) have averages above 49 outside the spin-friendly subcontinent.
Every Australian batsman has averaged at least 15 runs fewer batting in Asia with the exception of Ed Cowan and Mitch Marsh (the only batsman with a higher average in Asia).
Australia's average partnership for the first three wickets at home is a gaudy 53.63 - best in all of cricket. But in the 8 Tests played in Asia over this period, the average partnership craters all the way down to 25.04 - the lowest of all 10 Test teams. Australia's top order have just 8 partnerships of 50+ in 48 innings in Asia. The same number as the tail (7-10). By comparison, at home, Australia have 39 partnerships of 50+ in 115 innings.
The drop off in the middle-order is even larger. At home, Australia average 58.50 for wickets 4-6. In Asia, the average partnership drops by almost 30 runs per wicket down to 28.72. At home, Australia's middle-order have put together 32 partnerships of 50+ in 99 innings as compared to just 7 in 48 innings in Asia.
Australia's struggles in Asia go back even further. Since 2008, Australia have won just once in Asia - against Sri Lanka in 2011, coupled with 12 losses and 4 draws.
In Australia's defence, they are not the only team to struggle in the subcontinent over the last 4 years. In fact, over this period, none of the six non-Asian Test sides have won more than 2 matches in the subcontinent. With the highest winning percentage belonging to the West Indies (33%).
Collectively, Asian teams playing at home have lost only 3 of the 17 home series against non-Asian opposition over the last 4 years - Bangladesh losing to West Indies in 2012, India against England that same year, and Sri Lanka against South Africa in 2014.
