5 reasons behind Australia's struggles in the sub-continent 

#4 Failure of the fast bowlers

McGrath was effective in sub-continent but he too had to struggle

In the home conditions, the Aussie pacers get plenty of help from the pitch and the conditions. Their job is only to land the ball in the right areas and the rest is done by the fast pitch and the swing-friendly conditions.

However, such luxuries are not available in sub-continent cricket. To claim wickets, fast-bowlers have to put in serious hard work as the conditions are non conducive. To extract swing, the bowlers have to ensure the shiny and the rough sides are well-developed. Plus, to counter the lack of bounce, the seamers have to bowl a little fuller which Australian pacers are not habituated to.

The likes of Zaheer Khan and Chaminda Vaas constantly innovated and updated their skills and hence were successful in this region. However, the Australian pacers depend on the traditional bowling weapons and thus end up losing the battle.

The Australian bowlers also lack in the art of reverse swing which is a massive weapon. Glenn McGrath, Australia's most successful pace bowler, had bowling strike rate of 51.9 in Tests but in sub-continent, his strike rate jumps to 60.2. Mitchell Johnson, who wrecked batting line-ups with his pace had a strike rate of 81.1 in this region while his overall strike rate is 51.1.

Only Mitchell Starc has better statistics. His strike rate of 39.4 in this part of the world is better than his career strike rate of 49.6.