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Australia used to be a team that could strike fear into the opposition even before the match. The teams led by Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting had powerful batting line-ups, while Glenn McGrath, Jason Gillespie, Brett Lee, and Shane Warne made their bowling attack one of the most dangerous in the world.<\/p>\n
Former South Africa pacer Allan Donald played against that Australian side and knows how strong they were. But the legendary cricketer feels the current Australia national cricket team is very different, especially with the team now facing serious questions over its batting. Earlier, RCB star names Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma among toughest batters to bowl against<\/a>.<\/p>\n Allan Donald said that there is a massive difference between the Australian teams of his era and the current side. His comments came in a wake of Bangladesh\u2019s historic win over Australia in Darwin and the recent struggles in the ICC events as well.<\/p>\n Donald was quoted as saying by SportsBoom, “It’s the change of the guard in Australia. Yes, in the early 2000s, they were a menace. They were a really tough side to play against, and it was really a self-sustaining team. Warne, McGrath, Gillespie, and Lee\u2014oh my goodness\u2014and then they had a batting line-up to die for. It was a team handed by Steve Waugh to Ricky Ponting, and don\u2019t forget Shane Warne in there too. But it\u2019s changed.\u201d<\/p>\n Australia\u2019s recent Test series against Bangladesh showed this problem clearly. Bangladesh pulled off a shock nine-wicket win in Darwin after Australia were bowled out for 198 in the first innings. Bangladesh then scored 426 and put the hosts under huge pressure.<\/p>\n Australia made a strong comeback in the second Test in Mackay, winning by an innings and 51 runs to level the two-match Test series 1-1. Donald feels one big win cannot hide Australia\u2019s problems.<\/p>\n Donald further explained, \u201cIt\u2019s changed, and there are a lot of people in Australia that are all of a sudden frustrated, and they got absolutely pumped by Bangladesh, and it was good to see from a Bangladeshi point of view how well they can play when they put their minds to it. But look, I just think it\u2019s a long tail. It\u2019s a batting line-up that\u2019s struggling.\u201d<\/p>\nAustralia no more a “menace”: Allan Donald<\/h2>\n
Bangladesh expose Australia\u2019s batting problems<\/h2>\n
Batting struggles putting more pressure on bowlers: Donald<\/h2>\n