by bigfluffylemon » Tue Dec 05, 2017 8:49 am
Lyon is unexpectedly proving to be the difference between the two sides. England just can't get him away, so the pressure never lets up. OK, it helps that Australia have a 300 run cushion to play with, but if someone got in and started scoring freely, you could put the pressure back on the bowlers. I guess that's why they keep getting out trying to attack - they're trying to impose themselves on the game. Unfortunately, the bowling's just been too good so far.
Story of the series so far - England batsmen getting starts and failing to go on. 12 scores of over 25, but only 4 of those have made 50, and of those, 3 have got out just after reaching 50. Batting's not impossible, people are getting in, but just losing concentration or falling to the relentless pressure from the Aussie bowling.
It's only going to take one decent partnership, one individual going on to get 100, and there could be some real pressure on Australia and the score could look gettable. That's what's so frustrating when it doesn't happen.