The series is over and to no surprise Australia won 3-0.
Why no surprise? For one thing if you know the australian batting lineup is susceptible tp pace and you let a 150k bowler play in the big bash and not the test series then your bowling attack is considerably lessened. Another fast bowler di not play. Afridi their best bowler bowled about 10k less here than in Pakistan when we played them there. Also he possesses a great inswinger which disappeared starc like here. Their main offspinner is a pie thrower with their part-time offspinner being much better. Where was their leg spinner? Kirmani was not selected in the first test yet he is clearly the superior wicketkeeper and batsman.
Can someone tell me why the opening batsmen had gaping holes between bat and pad when every man and his dog knew Starc would swing some balls in his first spell. In the same vein why was anyone waving their bat at balls cutting towards slip?
Australia lost their opportunity to give another opening batsman some time. Warner should have never been selected. An average in the 20s over the last 3 years which includes a 200 showed that in spades.
A fast bowling lineup is aging and clearly found it hard to get to just 140k. Lyons was as unimpressive as usual. The Series against two aging teams in India and then England will be interesting.
Der Kaiser
Franz Beckenbauer dies last night. He was a football great but overrated as a libero as his defence was shown up by Cruyff in the 74 final. It was a tragedy in 66 he marked Charlton instead of being the industrious mid fielder he was. In 1970 he was cruelly injured in a shocking tackle against Italy in the semi-final thus Brazil payed Italy and not West Germany in the final.
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