Batting suffers as Australia wrestles with transition into three formats | Sam Perry

The demands on this generation of cricketers have never been greater – and it showingBack in September, an image taken from Fox Sports’ coverage of the JLT Cup did the rounds. A NSW batsman had just arrived at the crease and, per tradition, viewers were treated to a basic statistical overview of his record-to-date. After matches, runs, average and strike rate came the offending metric: 30s.It may have been tongue-in-cheek; it may have been photoshopped, but it cut through. Cricket Au