‘England, for the second time in as many Tests, have been out-thought and outplayed,’ says former skipper Mike Atherton
Australia's Nathan Lyon in action during their second Test against England at Adelaide Oval, in Adelaide, Australia. Picture: REUTERS /MORGAN SETTE
Australia went 2-0 up in the five-match series and Monday marked 4,000 days since England had won an Ashes Test Down Under, their last victory coming in the 2010/2011 series. “The margin of defeat was a mighty one, and the fighting spirit on the last afternoon should not camouflage the fact that England, for the second time in as many Tests, have been out-thought and outplayed.
“If he was trying to hit the middle of the Aussie bats then he succeeded.... We need to pick bowlers to take 20 wickets and our batsmen have to do better.”But even as he sits 158 runs behind former Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf’s record for most runs in a calendar year , the verdict is his batting line-up let him down once again, especially openers Rory Burns and Haseeb Hameed.
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