England's top order fail again
- 22 Mar 08, 07:39 AM
Napier: day one of third Test - Dear me! What a truly shocking performance in every sense.
How on earth did England manage to bat like that on a good pitch and against a five-man bowling attack of which three could rustle up a total of two Tests between them?
I am not sure if it is due to over confidence, or fragile confidence but whichever of the two it is, there is something terribly wrong with the mindset of England’s top order - Kevin Pietersen apart, of course.
Pietersen knows it, too. His celebration for his 11th Test century was, by his enthusiastic standards, very muted.
It simply did not feel right for him to show too much personal satisfaction in the wider context of his team’s humiliation...
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