England and Australia drew the five-match series 2-2, with Australia retaining the urn. GEORGE DOBELL and NICK HOWSON deliver their verdicts on how every player performed
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Posted by Andrew Hudson on 05/08/2023 at 07:10
Generally a fair assessment but a few words in defence of Bairstow.His keeping did improve as the series went along and his confidence returned and ultimately he did make 25 dismissals which is equal ten in the all time records for a 5 match series.
Posted by Matt on 02/08/2023 at 08:06
Although an interesting article the scoring seems a little uneven. Anderson’s return surely merits an E if Carey scores an E. And Bairstow was so poor behind the stumps then he should receive a D. Very hard on Robinson and Hazlewood as well.
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