08-09-2019, 19:18
Well, that's that then. A gallant rearguard on the final day, but sadly you can't pull off miracles every week, and the bottom line is that for the third time this series we dug ourselves into a near impossible position by the end of day four. With the urn gone, there's nothing left now but to try and save face by levelling the series next week. And then the long-overdue inquest into our Test side can commence in earnest.
"I would rather spend a holiday in Tuscany than in the Black Country, but if I were compelled to choose between living in West Bromwich or Florence, I should make straight for West Bromwich." - J.B. Priestley