I agree on all points.
The really bizarre thing is these conditions aren't completely alien. I can sort of understand English batsmen struggling to cope with a ball spinning sideways in the sub-continent because they just don't get exposed to those conditions very often, but this was a ball...
Amidst the carnage and recriminations we're seeing in the English press and social media about the display, I think credit needs to be given to Boult and Southee. There is an argument they actually represent the most formidable new ball partnership in world cricket right now IMHO, and especially...