So the series was won and whilst going to the number one
ranked side in the world and gaining a win in their backyard is nothing to be
sniffed at, I can’t help feeling that there will be plenty of questions for the
England management to ponder. A fourth innings defeat where we were skittled
for 101, needs to be consigned to Room 101 as we wrote the other day. A dead rubber, a meaningless Test
perhaps some might say but in international cricket there is no such thing and
for the experienced England fan we have seen the problems before. At
the end of every tour there is more of a 360 degree appraisal than a post
mortem. However the truth is staring us in the face that England have serious
problems in some key positions and until those are tackled this young,
promising team won’t get any better. It’s the difference between being number
one in the world or to be happy and content to be amongst the pack.
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