Troubled Australia seek refuge in Adelaide comforts

Let's get some (Elite) honesty out of the way: Australia are in a mess. And that's not just a pointed assessment of the goings on at the board room level. A solitary ODI victory in the 11 played in 2018 paints the grimmest of grim pictures - more so just a few months out from a World Cup defence.

The current dismal state of affairs has its roots in the ball tampering saga - which took place in March but hasn't stopped affecting Australian cricket still. Yet, the need for a move on - at least on the pitch - cannot be more apparent. All the off-field shenanigans - the corporate jargons and the player pacts - will only do so much to repair what's assumed to be broken. For everything else, Australia will need to populate the wins column.

To do that, they need to shy away from the