Australia’s thrashing in the second Ashes Test by England sealed the nation’s worst losing streak in 30 years and was greeted with resignation by Australian media on Monday.
Ashes-holders England humiliated their arch-rivals by 347 runs at “the home of cricket” Lord’s on Sunday, with over a day left, to take a 2-0 lead and strengthen their grip on the urn.
Broadsheet newspaper The Australian called it: “A shabby and public humbling at Lord’s.”
In an opinion piece, the newspaper’s cricket writer Gideon Haigh said Usman Khawaja’s 54 was the only saving grace by the team’s underperforming batsmen, with the top order again failing to deliver sufficient runs.
“Otherwise, events were another stark repudiation of the prevailing Cricket Australia wisdom that fortunes can be revived simply by appointing as coach a wily old stager who tells everyone to go express themselves,” he said.
“Mickey Arthur has complained that his dismissal as coach damaged his reputation. This Test has arguably enhanced it.”