Five reasons for Australia's recent struggles in away ODIs

#5 Squad shuffles

Australia have tried out several squad combinations over the past year

When one thinks of the great Australian team of the early 2000s, the one thing that comes to mind is the consistency with respect to team selection. In any given series, one could easily predict who would make the squad, albeit with a few additions and omissions here and there.

The current Australian team, however, have a knack for experimentation, with 31 different players making the Australian squad for four away tours held over the last year. While some of these changes have been forced due to injuries, there are some others which have clearly been experimentations that have bombed.

The below table is a comparison of ICC's top four ODI teams in terms of the number of away tours and squad members used for the same:

*Away tours played between September 2016 and September 2017

It would do the Aussies a world of good if they were to settle for a consistent set of players rather than experimenting rampantly.