adminBorder, known as “Captain Grumpy” during his playing days, said the team needed to “stand up and be counted” if they are to turn around the five Test series, which England are leading 2-0. Australia lost the second Test at Lord’s on Sunday by a massive 347 runs, putting them on a six-Test losing streak, their worst run in 30 years.
“Our major concern right now is the performance of the top six,” said Border, who played 156 Test matches for Australia, captaining the side 93 times as it rebuilt in the mid-1980s, laying the foundations for a long period of dominance. Watching, I could honestly say the nine, 10 and jack looked more competent than our one, two and three. If that was me in the top three I’d be embarrassed.”
While Usman Khawaja managed to knock 54 in the second innings coming in as number three at Lord’s, Chris Rogers and Watson again failed to fire. — AFP.
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