Australia are not a team that leaves you half-dead. They finish the job. They crush hope, silence resistance, and make sure their opponents are not just beaten — but buried. Ruthless doesn’t begin to define them; they are merciless, almost predatory, leaving behind not just defeats, but scars — deep, mental, lasting ones.
There’s an ego that drives this machine. Ask any Australian cricketer about Harmanpreet Kaur’s 171 — that knock still stings, still burns eight years on. For most teams, time heals. For Australia, it fuels. Every match since has been a statement, and their 16-match unbeaten run stands as a monument to that unrelenting vengeance.
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