Analysis: The hard truth of the Ashes so far is how far much of England’s meticulous planning has fallen short of Australia’s realities | danbrettig SMHsport
During the 1975 Ashes in England, Dennis Lillee briefly departed from his fast bowling pomp to deliver a few balls of finger spin when the umpire Dickie Bird declined to change an out-of-shape ball until the end of an over.
James Anderson and Stuart Broad attacked the stumps and the edges of the bat with a newish ball, momentarily creating the degree of uncertainty many of Australia’s top order had experienced in the UK in 2019 when they were bailed out by the superhuman feats of Steve Smith., who for the third time in as many completed innings for the series offered a catch behind the wicket. Broad’s delivery, angled in and seaming away, was exactly the kind Harris has struggled to cope with.
England, though, have struggled in another significant way whether with the bat or in the field: having the right combinations and temperaments to maintain supremacy for any protracted period. When Robinson reverted to three overs of off-spin, something he had previously tried on occasion in county cricket, Australia were 4-72 and vulnerable to exploitation by a full-time slow bowler.
But the hard truth of this series so far is that it has shown how far much of England’s meticulous planning has fallen short of the realities of Australia. In Brisbane, they had the best choice of how to use the conditions and failed completely to do so; in Adelaide they were gifted an opposing team without Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins and have slipped even further behind.
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