Flintoff the backbone of the innings again.
It really beggars belief that a team of professionals can collapse in this way. Even against bowlers on fire, on a collapsing pitch, each man that goes out to the middle starts the innings afresh. Instead of digigng in and trying to settle, there’s a mentality at times that seems to say ‘I’m further down the order, so I’m going to achieve less than the man before me’. Five players faced 4 or fewer balls – even against this level of bowling, 3 of those players had the ability to hold up the game for a while.
