sussexpob wrote:bigfluffylemon wrote: Perth is a very difficult place to play well, but historically that has been the case for Australians as well as touring players - those not used to the WACA's bounce have not always thrived. Players from WA usually do well, but from other states it's a bit of a toss-up
Mike Hussey's century innings in 2010 is a good example of this. He was leaving balls that would be considered suicidal on other pitches, but I remember him saying in the post match interview that at Perth he would always leave balls on length only, and not the line. While others would be playing at fuller balls on the stumps, he had the experience to know the bounce carried a lot of relatively full balls over the stumps.
Absolutely. Gilchrist was another who thrived at the WACA because he was a state cricketer there - I still remember his 57 ball hundred in 2006. Shudder.