Isn't that the question that has been flying around the world of late? Sri Lanka beat Australia and then struggle against Bangladesh. England win the ashes series and are in serious trouble against India. Australia wipe the floor with South Africa and lose the Pro 20 and the 1st ODI.
Why do the teams perform so well one day and so badly the next? The die-hard cricket fan will tell you that it is the nature of the game and maybe there is some truth in there. But is it really? People seem to overlook one of the most important things in the game. That strip of grass on which the ball bounces. Call it the pitch, the wicket or, as Alan Donald like to call it, the deck. That piece of grass is the most important player on the ground during any match. Ask the SA team in Australia. One day it's fast and it's bouncy, the next it's slow and flat.
So remember next time you are sitting on your comfortable chair with a beer in your hand. Grass is bad.
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