Tbf there were positives to take during that first innings, Australia seemed to be struggling to quite get to a par score (which is about what they got in the end) before the last burst by Mooney.
Oh yeah, I don't think she was incorrect at all in her praise, just that it came across as though she was trying to make it very clear that she wasn't just being overly critical or negative about the team. Which she never was; her points were fair and coming from a place of wanting the issues she was noticing to be addressed.
When you've already got 4 or 5 very good bowlers it only makes sense.
Not disputing the selection, I just think the order is a bit off. I'd rather see McGrath re-establish herself as an important batter higher up the order now she's found form again.
Fair – Australia's batting order always seems a little weird. One does of course get way more of a batting opportunity when listed to bat #8 in tests than in ODIs but it's still not ideal for McGrath.
I think it's worse, even the men didn't lose all the one dayers too. In fact, 2006-07 got turned around a bit by them.
