The Aussies have never been bearable, lad.
Tbh, this Test has gone pretty much as I expected. Two poor batting performances, the same ways of getting out i.e stupid brain-dead shot selection, and a comfortable Aussie win as they bat sensibly.
The only surprise is our wonderful 1st innings bowling performance, and Aussies low total in reply, but that was more to do with our bowling than their batting. I expected us to be decent with the ball with that attack, but I didn't expect that first innings performance. We'd have blown any batting lineup away yesterday. My concern is that we've still lost with a performance like that, and I can't see us reaching anywhere near that level again. I hope we do, but it was that good, it'll be tough to match.
We've even had time to look like we're in complete control only to throw away initiative by trying to be too aggressive, a frustrating Bazball theme.
Why the fuck could we not bat sensibly and really grind Australia down in our second innings? Why did we have to throw the match away with stupidity and arrogance?
Tbh, this Test has gone pretty much as I expected. Two poor batting performances, the same ways of getting out i.e stupid brain-dead shot selection, and a comfortable Aussie win as they bat sensibly.
The only surprise is our wonderful 1st innings bowling performance, and Aussies low total in reply, but that was more to do with our bowling than their batting. I expected us to be decent with the ball with that attack, but I didn't expect that first innings performance. We'd have blown any batting lineup away yesterday. My concern is that we've still lost with a performance like that, and I can't see us reaching anywhere near that level again. I hope we do, but it was that good, it'll be tough to match.
We've even had time to look like we're in complete control only to throw away initiative by trying to be too aggressive, a frustrating Bazball theme.
Why the fuck could we not bat sensibly and really grind Australia down in our second innings? Why did we have to throw the match away with stupidity and arrogance?