Structural flaws in Australia’s World Cup defence exposed in series loss

This team just can’t score enough runs and the bowling attack has looked piecemeal in the one-day series against India

“I honestly believe we should take confidence out of this series. India are a gun side and we got very close to them. We could have won tonight.”

To a degree, Australia coach Justin Langer was right after losing a home one-day series with the scoreline 1-2. His team was competitive despite conceding a gulf to India on paper. They posted scores of 288, 298, and 230, defending the first and losing the others with four balls to spare.

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