It's now official. The English commentators were right! This is the worst Australian cricket team to go to England. Durham was where the Aussie X1 should have proved the knockers and doubters wrong, but, once again they showed a lack of skill, grit and concentration. There are at least two players on this team that are not good enough to be playing at this level, and all the others, including Michael Clarke (who I admire greatly) have forgotten how to win.
Obviously, I have never played cricket at an elite level, but I have seen many, many games over the years, but I can't recall the last time I saw a team "curl up and die" from a seemingly winning position. Oh yeah, I forgot Pakistan, but that is a whole different story. (Please, please tell me that no-one in the Aussie side knows a dodgy Indian bookie!!!!)
Some of the greats like AB, Steve Waugh etc must get so frustrated while watching some of these feeble efforts, because I know I do. In the "good old days" even genuine #11's could hold their end up while a batsman scored, or dig in deep to force a draw. Thommo and Hogg come to mind.
To all those people who knocked Mickey Arthur, who will you blame now? There is more than a coaching issue happening here.
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