Re: 3rd test
The 4 state side who were able to play in October started the season on several absolutely dead flat batting pitches most notably the parks pitch in Adelaide - Karen Rolton Oval.
Their 50 over cricket dovetails with their Shield cricket (mainly since Covid) but players like Travis Head and Labuschagne were having distinctly average trots in their 3 or 4 Shield cricket games and then smashed double tons in the 50 over games. This has mutual benefit for their test side
NSW and Victoria have only played against each other (3 matches) and Boland looked good but really isn't any better than Bresnan or Darren Stevens
I just think England are completely shot to pieces since Brisbane - can't defend their off stump and their bowlers haven't got enough time to persist in peppering the top of their off stump without their batters just getting away from us. We might get these out for 350 tomorrow if we stick to our guns
Even the players who get off to starts like Root and Malan keep getting themselves out. Cummins apart, that Aussie bowling display today wasn't anything out of the ordinary. For every Lyon or Boland, England will have faced dozens of similar bowlers back home. We can't even blame the conditions today although losing the toss will have hurt - but would Root even have had the balls to insert anyway???