The better side did indeed win, easily, reflects how much better they are than England. I said previously that Root effectively lost the match when he elected to field after winning the toss. England will be slaughtered in Australia. We need a Mike Brearley type for captain; he wasn’t the greatest batsman but he more than made up for it with his superb captaincy. Sadly, this match may have been the last we see of Jimmy Anderson playing for England; his record abroad is nowhere near as good as it is in England, so for the Australian tour, I suspect that he may not make the squad. Having said that, though, even when Anderson is 60, he’ll still be better than Archer.