Categories: Australia

Why Australia lost the Ashes

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The thing about Australians is that when it comes to the crunch situations, they’ve got no backbone.

It’s because of how they’re brought up. They’ve got a gentle, sunny climate, they’ve got a high standard of living and they’re all too well off. They don’t have to endure any hardships, so when the going gets tough, they crumble.

Thoughts?

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