helicopterking wrote:We failed to make enough runs. Batters did not convert starts
1st innings
Warner 17
Smith 33
Clarke 38
Voges 31
Watson 30
Haddin 22.
One of these blokes makes a good 100 and another makes a half century, we win.
England had 4 blokes make 50 or over in the first innings. Australia had 1
I agree that we didn't quite make enough runs, but Rogers nearly made a century and we ended up with 308, not a bad score in the 2nd innings of a test on a wicket which probably suited bowlers slightly more than batsmen.
I think conceding 430 in the 1st innings did it - how often do teams win after conceding 430?
However, the batsman did let the side down as a draw is certainly possible after conceding that score.