back foot
Britishnoun
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"He's used to many a young pup tearing in and trying to let him have it," was Agnew's description of Richards defending his first ball on the back foot.
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England racked up 517-1 to save the Test and put Australia on the back foot.
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He was on the back foot for the race in Las Vegas after an uncompetitive qualifying in wet conditions on Friday, where he struggled for pace on the extreme wet tyre.
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Two-thirds of deliveries were played from the back foot - their most in an innings since such data was first collected almost 20 years ago.
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Time and again, Australia were put on the back foot – figuratively and literally.
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