Mr Chonks wrote:
DavPaz wrote:
Smith is the best Test batsman in the world. He's made the difference.
He made a big difference but it wasn’t all him. They’ve bowled better, batted better, fielded better.
We’ve put one-day cricket first for the last four years and it shows.
Smith aside they haven’t batted better, and fielding is marginal (England dropped too many catches, especially Jason Roy, but Headingley would have been an Aussie win if they had fielded even vaguely competently).
Labuschagne has done very well, but after those two their highest batting average is Travis Head on 27. England have 4 batsmen higher than that, and 4 of the 6 top run scorers.
Their bowling has definitely been more consistent, especially Cummins and Haizlewood.
Man, I wish Jimmy had been fit.