Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

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Openers have been ok but it's stopped there. Middle order is awful, especially with the captain feeling age and injuries. Batsmen's technique so poor for seaming conditions and it's killed us. Smith might be better at 4 but that means finding someone for no.3.

Fast bowlers as a group have been poor. Usually one has performed well with poor support  hence not the pressure of bowling in partnerships. Starc was terrible in the 3rd Test but great here, Johnson was good in the 3rd Test but bad here. He has to learn his position is to intimidate, not try to be a line and length swing bowler. His value drops right away. Heazlewood has generally been terrible and needs replacing. Lyon has done well.

Balmy Army have got to Johnson again IMO...he denies it and smiles back but his form has dropped right away and I reckon he cant wait to get back to Aus as England is not a happy hunting ground for him....
Agree with Smith back to 4, Starc bowled ok but I feel he bowls too much rubbish in between his wicket taking balls and in Englands 1st innings some of his wickets only came because they were throwing the bat.
Hazelwood lacks a yard and easy to hit...Moeen smashed him in his cameo and our bowling to the tail has been poor...not enough homework was put into Root or Moeen IMO and Lehmann , McDermott just thought we could rock up and England's batting would fall over...
Be interesting when we play NZ this summer......Kiwis might fancy their chances with us rebuilding....