You could say that

You could also look at their record and compare it with what went before. You could also bear in mind other factors, such as the advantage in favour of Australia in day/night matches. You could consider fine margins.

That’s not to excuse obvious errors in preparation etc. But blaming it all on Stokes and McCullum?

Posted By: APB on December 7th 2025 at 10:31:00

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Remarkable we've made them bat again. (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Dec 7, 07:55:00
- Not for long. Will all be over in 15 mins (n/m) (Other Sports) - Mark Barham, Dec 7, 09:06:55
  - 9 more wickets to win (n/m) (Other Sports) - Cellophane Flowers, Dec 7, 09:13:20
    - 8 more wickets to win (n/m) (Other Sports) - Cellophane Flowers, Dec 7, 09:16:10
      - Baring something remarkable in the third Test, feels over before it began. (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Dec 7, 09:49:53
        
        Believed their own hype (Other Sports) - paulg, Dec 7, 10:14:47
        
        You could say that (Other Sports) - APB, Dec 7, 10:31:00
        
        It was always going to look like arrogance if it didn’t work out (Other Sports) - SimonOTBC, Dec 7, 10:49:48
        
        I see that mccullum thinks we over prepared 🫡 (n/m) (Other Sports) - paulg, Dec 7, 19:52:36
        
        Funny how not actually practicing in games tends not to work very well (n/m) (Other Sports) - paulg, Dec 7, 13:28:27

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