Don't worry about the poor, defeated Poms. They don't like winning. It is the secret of their failure. Fred Trueman told me that in the middle of a row with Colin Cowdrey in Australia, Cowdrey barked at him: "The trouble with you Yorkshiremen is that you think cricket is about winning. Well, it's not." The trouble with the conversation is that neither understood the other. Last night you could see the old Tyke Ryan Sidebottom and the new Tyke Adil Rashid wanted to win desperately; but I was not sure anyone else did, except maybe for Graeme Swann, a misplaced Yorkshireman if ever I saw one.
I came to the conclusion somewhere in the wee, small hours that Nasser Hussain was right and that this Australian side are ready for the picking. It could still be 6-1 although there is September rain and cold to consider. By the way, if anyone sees Greg tell him his money (£10 at 5-1 England to win) is safe.
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