Well the MCG was truly truly excellent. Boxing Day at the G was everything i hoped it would be.
As for the cricket itself, im not sure I have seen as dominant a performance by a whole team recently. Not one English bowler took a 5-for, the wickets were shared and the batsmen played their roles wonderfully and batted around Trott.
By about the afternoon of day 2 the radio commentators had come round to my point of view about the manner of Australias victory in Perth as compared to Englands in Adelaide. They got through in Perth off the back of Johnson, Harris, Hussey and Watson. Essentially they managed to paper over some pretty massive cracks. Englands two victories have been team performances with everybody (bar Collingwood) pulling their weight.
Arrived in Sydney this morning, will be interesting to read the Sydney papers and what they say about the selection as compared to the Melbourne papers. One thing I have noticed is that when things get tough over here everyone shrinks back into their state corners. The Victorians are not impressed by the number of New South Welshmen in the team and the lack of Victorians.
