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

#3 Lack of practice

Lack of practice has hurt Australia

In 2016, Australia handed India a shocking defeat in Pune and went on to draw one more Test in the series. The visitors eventually lost the series 2-1 but their fight and resilience won them many praises. The defeat in Pune was India's first defeat in India since 2012 and the first by Australia after 2006.

Before arriving in India for the Test series, Smith and Co. went through a rigorous training regime in Dubai on pitches that were tailor-made to give the feel of sub-continent conditions and had hired Sridharan Sriram as their spin coach. The results of this meticulous planning were seen in the first Test as Australia thrashed India by 333 runs.

The sub continent conditions are alien to Australian cricketers and they need time to adapt to these conditions. Hence, ample training sessions and practice matches must be arranged to give the cricketers the taste of sub-continent cricket before the actual battle begins.

But unfortunately, on most occasions, the Aussies arrived without much practice and had to pay dearly for this blunder. The lack of practice has hindered Australia's chances of success in spin-friendly conditions.