So a slightly shambolic end, first Pope then Denly dropping Williamson. Pope put down two chances in the game, one tough but gettable by a keeper with better technique, the other a very bad miss.
Root making positive noises in public about being proud of the team. I'm getting a bit fed up with this relentless positivity in the face of mediocre performances. Bairstow was being touted as one of the best batsmen in the world the other week. No, he isn't. That's why is record is as it is.
I know why these noises are made, but I'd like to hear some realism in there - eg Pope as keeper didn't cut it, mistake to try it sorry; praise Pope for his application in second test, but criticise him for his part in the defeat in the first; be disappointed, first and foremost, by a series defeat in which you were outplayed. There are more negatives than positives from this tour - be honest about that. Series defeat was due to batting deficiencies, and won't even come near to a series win without finding a way to be more penetrating with the ball. That's the honest truth.
