In the last two series - South Africa 2011/12 and Australia 2012/13, Australia were their own worst enemy.
South Africa:
1st Test - First innings lead of 188 (we got 284 and they got 96) and we squandered it with a piss poor 47 and they got 2/236.
We won the 2nd Test with Cummins.
Australia:
1st Test - rain ruined what could have been.
2nd Test - Pattinson goes down and we bowl a whole day one short - the attack being Siddle, Hilfy and Lyon. Saffas survive 8 down and 181 runs behind.
3rd Test - the nadir of Australian cricket (and India shortly after) - team is chopped and changed, rotation policy ruins cricket and Saffas pounded a demoralised and headless Australia.
Best thing to ever happen?
Boof Lehmann.
Followed by -
End of 'rotation policy'
Return of Mitchell, Harris up there.
Warner firing.
Team looks fit, hungry and no more excuses. You're fit, you're in form and you're playing. (Doesn't quite excuse Marsh BUT this hunch caper seems to be working a bit - Marsh gets ton). They're ruthless, they're tough and they won't take it on the chin.
The 2nd test loss? I'm putting that down to one of those losses you 'have to have'. Grounded them. Big heads and maybe reading their own press? Boof knocked that shit out. Plus they won big, lost big and then ground out a fking tough win. Saffas never roll over. Other teams will. If that was England or anyone else, we would have had they won by lunch.
My two cents worth.
