When I began writing - a walloping by more than 450 runs looked on the cards. Seems that my prediction yesterday was lacking in negative adjectives. Still. It was a few fewer than 450 in the end!!
Could it be that this is our worst defeat in history? Actually - NO! See below.
This Bazball nonsense was always going to end up in this fashion. Batsmen must be taught controlled aggression without the attached suicide note.
Look at how this has destroyed Joe Root - our very best batsman.
Bazball without the insanity must be the next step.
Greatest loss margins (by runs)
The first Test of the 1928–29 Ashes series saw Australia defeated by England by 675 runs, the greatest losing margin by runs in Test cricket. The results were reversed in the fifth and final Test of the 1934 Ashes series at The Oval where the tourists defeated the hosts by 562 runs, England's greatest defeat by runs.
