Derek Pringle says that the Australian bowlers learn not to rely on seam or swing, instead it’s death by a thousand dots – if the batsmen get that far

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It sounded like the frustrated voice of the dispossessed, which it probably was, but when James Anderson sounded off about the nature of the pitches in this Ashes series, it struck a sour note among those who feel cricketers should play on what they are given.
Home advantage, he scoffed, aft...