Justin Langer, the Perth Scorchers coach, has identified his side being found out by spin as a major factor in their exit from the Champions League T20.
"No matter how much you try and prepare, it [playing spin] is very difficult," Langer told CLT20.com. "It's like when India come to Australia, we have bouncier and faster wickets, which gets harder for them to play. It's almost like Indians have chillies from a very early age, therefore if you eat chilli it doesn't really bother you. But if we eat chilli, it burns our mouth, which is the same while playing spin.
"We are brought up on fast and bouncy wickets that swing around and not so much on spinning wickets. So when we come up here, it's like eating chilli and it is hard to get used to it. I know in Australian cricket there is a focus in becoming better off playing spin bowling, but it is something that is going to take a long time to develop."
"No matter how much you try and prepare, it [playing spin] is very difficult," Langer told CLT20.com. "It's like when India come to Australia, we have bouncier and faster wickets, which gets harder for them to play. It's almost like Indians have chillies from a very early age, therefore if you eat chilli it doesn't really bother you. But if we eat chilli, it burns our mouth, which is the same while playing spin.
"We are brought up on fast and bouncy wickets that swing around and not so much on spinning wickets. So when we come up here, it's like eating chilli and it is hard to get used to it. I know in Australian cricket there is a focus in becoming better off playing spin bowling, but it is something that is going to take a long time to develop."