Australia are a strong, very professional and motivated cricket team but they are not THAT great.
England are far better than their showing here.
Whats happened thus far proves just how much top class international sport is decided not by mere skill, strength and technique but by the players ability to handle it in their heads.
Thus:
First innings - England's batsmen appeared happy that they reached 400+ and unconcerned that none converted good starts into tons. Whereas the Aussies would have been furious with themselves.
In the field, England were abject. Once the Aussie total started to climb their heads went down. None (with the exception maybe of Freddie) appear to relish the challenge of out-thinking a batsman.
In the second innings England have mentally crumbled in the face of the task in hand. The task made all the more difficult due to the previous 4 days of being out fought and out thought.
Now Hughes is the 'new' Hayden; Haddin the 'new' Gilchrist; and YES Hauwritz the 'new' Warne!!!! - Only in the minds of the English team....
Anyone listening to TMS? Hear the story of Johnson and KP squaring up to each other this morning? Look who's won that little battle already. Typical
This is turning into a rant now, I'd better stop.
Its just all so disappointing. I (was lulled into thinking) thought it would at least thought it would be competitive.
Prior now gone - all out by lunch?
Lords next. Havent beaten Australia there since 1934.........
