A cricket team’s turning point (4)
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I believe the answer is:
axis
But I can't explain it at all! Could you help me understand?
(Other definitions for axis that I've seen before include "Line around which something rotates" , "WW2 Nazi alliance" , "(Rotational?) alliance of powers" , "Fixed line in revolution" , "coalition" .)