sunshine
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I admire your optimism but what do you base that statement on? Unless Malan and Root keep being allowed to bat instead of others, they could take places 1-6, and our bowlers find a way to stop the Aussies I'm seeing nothing in those first two games that suggest anything other than 5-0.
Throw me a crumb of comfort.
I'm optimistic for lots of reasons:
1. Cummins was missing for this match. All we need is for someone to start coughing near Smith and he'll have to sit out the next match. Maybe also try this with Warner, Labuchagne, Starc etc.
2. There must be some rain forecast at some point. It does rain in Australia sometimes.
3. We took this test match all the way to the final session. There must be hope we can last one session longer in the next 3 matches to scrape a backs to the wall draw.
4. Half of this team will be playing to save their necks in the next match. I bet we will see the batters put a higher price on their wicket. Cynical I know.
The only problem is that if England do secure a battling draw in the next match, the Aussies will come back and crush all that optimism in the 4th match
Lot easier to be "mongrel" when you have a side full of world beaters
