Shaun Marsh - a ton.

[laj]

I've played and captained plenty of 3 and 4 day cricket, I cannot think of a captain I respect that would have enforced the follow on. Australia had made 442 on that pitch, and tired Aussie bowlers could have just as easily seen England bat through that initial night session and start the next day in warm conditions with very little movement and half the deficit lost. To enforce the follow-on you have to assume the pitch won't degrade into day 5, because you are going to be batting on it in the last day.

During the match it was clear the pitch seemed to be getting harder to bat on as each day past. Nobody has a crystal ball, you have to act on what you know has happened so far.

The critics will flip now we have won, the problem wasn't Smith's decision, it was a our crap 2nd Innings batting.

How lucky are we that we had Hazlewood, how lucky is Starc that we had Hazlewood?

I'm scared, we agree! Haha!