England were clearly in the driver’s seat and with no Steve Smith in the opposition line-up, it was their best chance to make their mark. Australia’s 179 in the first innings isn’t really a huge score and the hosts would have clearly eyed a massive first innings total. However, things hardly panned out as per their plans. It was quite an embarrassing performance as the team was bowled out for just 67 runs – their lowest score against Australia since 1948. There was surely some movement on offer and that would have tested any batsman. Yet, the Brits could have applied themselves much better. Their shot selection on Day-2 stooped to a new low. Batsmen were gifting the opposition with their wickets and only Joe Denly got to the double figures. Hearing some say that T20 cricket is the cause of poor Test Match batting. Completely disagree - the standard of batting as a whole isn’t very good! Good batters can change the way they play as per the form of cricket they’re playing. — Kevi
Post CWC2019 it seems like a perfect time for Cricketers to take retirements from the original, most authentic and best form of the game. Limited overs game has brought too much money to the Cricket; henceforth everyone is looking to prolong their career to pursue both passion and money at the same time. Too much cricket these days has also been found to be the major reason why Cricketers are leaving the longer format of the game. First retirement came from Shoaib Malik, followed by Lasith Malinga, Muhammad Amir, Wahab Riaz and now the South African Pacer Dale Styen. Dale steyn has amazing cricketing stats that makes not only proteas proud but also the game itself. The 36-year-old took 439 wickets in 93 Tests, having overtaken Shaun Pollock earlier this year. He will continue to be available for ODI and T20I selection. Bowling averages: SOURCE: Cricinfo Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10 Tests 93 171 18608 10077 439 7/51 11/60 22.95 3.24 42.3 27 26 5 OD