Episode 134: The Casual Mankadder: 1st Test Review - England Hand Cummins the Perfect Start

Death by Multimedia · Dec 13, 2021 · 27m

The Gabba has never been an easy place for opposing countries to come to and win. England hasn’t won there since 1986, with a draw in 2010 their only match that has saved a whitewash since then. But if ever they were a chance, surely it had to be this year. Neither team had been firing or had much cricket, but Australia had lost their captain and keeper, two of their strike bowlers were struggling, England’s bowling looked in good shape, and Shane Warner was doing most of the heavy lifting for them in the media by bagging every decision made in the Australian camp. So just how did it go so…