The stats you gave are based on SA players. I do wonder, given their obvious superior record, whether Aussie players are uniquely unaffected by such issues. Could it be, and if so, why?
Once I got my head around the test format of cricket, years ago, I was converted, and would oppose its abolition. A contentious issue, perhaps.
But what I wonder about your obvious reservations, is say you were in Aus in December or January, the Ashes are in play, and you have tickets to England’s nemesis venue - The Gabba. And suppose they pull off an extraordinary win, pulling victory from the jaws of defeat, would your view alter - even slightly? Perhaps you would say it was a fluke!
The stats you gave are based on SA players. I do wonder, given their obvious superior record, whether Aussie players are uniquely unaffected by such issues. Could it be, and if so, why?
Once I got my head around the test format of cricket, years ago, I was converted, and would oppose its abolition. A contentious issue, perhaps.
But what I wonder about your obvious reservations, is say you were in Aus in December or January, the Ashes are in play, and you have tickets to England’s nemesis venue - The Gabba. And suppose they pull off an extraordinary win, pulling victory from the jaws of defeat, would your view alter - even slightly? Perhaps you would say it was a fluke!
I was at the SCG and England were absolutely woeful.