Sentence examples for frailty against from inspiring English sources

His top order has shown a distinct frailty against spin bowling in Australia's opening two fixtures, while India's spin duo of Amit Mishra and Ravindra Jadeja have been among the tournament's most impressive bowlers to date.

A vision into the batting future in 50-over cricket has come from the incendiary starts given to the innings by Parthiv Patel and Ajinkya Rahane but most instructive has been the resurrection of Suresh Raina, whose frailty against the short ball during the Test series so sapped his confidence that he endured the agony of a 42-ball pair in the final Test.

After 20 minutes the home side's frailty against set pieces was exposed as their defence managed to block Kirk Broadfoot's header from Joe Newell's corner before Broadfoot's partner in central defence rifled in a drive off the underside of the bar.

Moreover, TFC gave a masterclass on their defensive frailties against the Impact over two legs.

The next year, against West Indies, Andy Roberts at his most lethal and Michael Holding off his long run, Steele scored his maiden Test century and hit 308 runs in the series before being dropped for the tour of India because of his supposed frailties against spin.

There will also be those who look at Joe Root's dismissal for just two as another example of his frailties against the new ball.

England had already qualified for the next stage, but their frailties against spin were again exposed as they were bowled out for 80 in 14.4 overs.

It will have confirmed India's suspicions about England's frailties against spin and will not have done England's confidence in their ability to play slow bowlers any good at all.

However, after Pietersen was adjudged lbw to left-armer Abdur Rehman, the frailties against spin that have seen England slip to defeats in the opening two Test matches were again exposed.

The young Yorkshireman had come into the Test team with a burgeoning reputation and glowing references from several sage judges, and England will hope these early frailties against short-pitched bowling can be eliminated by batting coach Graham Gooch.

Anderson bundled out New Zealand to take Test-best figures of 7-43 aTrentnt Bridge in June 2008, and ruthlessly exposed the West Indies' and Pakistan's frailties against swing in the summers of 2009 and 2010 before snaring 24 Australians at 26.04 in the 2010-11 Ashes triumph.