1. Take into account England were 15 overs behind of were they should have been. Then bad light (joke) then the rain.
2. Some English fans making it sound like this is some awesome team but I can tell you we are poor batting wise at the moment but somehow with the Pace attack Australia have the English pitches all became spinning wickets.
3. Also take into account we lost by 14 runs in the first test and take Broads extra 25 runs he made from Poor Umpiring then Haddin with 14 runs to get be given out without even nicking it behind and nothing on Hotspot yet he was given we would be 1-1 now outplaying them only for Unsportsmanlike Tactics by England and the Rain and without our best bowler in Pattinson. I dont think there as good as they think they are.
1. You are exaggerating this by far. Granted England were going a bit too slow but then again realistically they'd go nowhere by rushing their overs so it was expected to be honest. The bad light delay was outrageous but in retrospect with the rain appearing just half an hour afterwards play woul have been abandoned after another 5 overs max so at most Australia would have declared and Lyon would have bowled one or two 2 overs. It was already highlighted before the start of play yesterday that rain could spoil it for the Aussies, that's what happened (along with their own weird dismissals). What happened, man, was that your captain Clarke declared too early in the first innings instead of pursuing another 70 runs (which could really have come quick - both Haddin and Starc were looking sharp) which would have added extra pressure on England.
2. There may be fans who lionize England like they are great, and at times I may be guilty of this too. Yet I don't think this England team is at its peak, for they are yet to find the form they donned from 2011 or so. But you've got to admit England has still been pretty damn impressive, beating India in India (which any other top team finds difficult) and drawing a tough series in NZ (especially the last match which was a classic cliffhanger finish). So yes England are flawed but still strong. One can just as much say that you're elevating Aussie ability (with the "we don't have Pattinson" and "our bowling is so cool bro" ****), ironically.
3. You lost by 14 runs in TB just because your team was stupid enough to use **** reviews for clear not outs, thus wasting them which proved to be costly. Your batting also suffered an important mini-collapse on day four (You were 126-3 and ended the day 176-6, which gave England a great chance because otherwise the match would have slipped from their hands most likely). Yes you did show resilience with Agar, Haddin and Pattinson but England did the same with Bell/Broad and had Anderson deliver just when they needed him to.
About the so-called "unfair" decisions, Broad's was a howler but then you guys are responsible for him staying on in a major way, and one can argue that in this test match Smith (who added another 70 runs mate) was plumb out at 20 somethings, and there were dubious decisions re Pietersen and Warner's not out, PLUS the fact you won a good toss and got to bat day 1 on a totally flat pitch.
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Damn, this is awesome! Raises my profile on CW at least 
No such thing as bad publicity......
