Ford then drew sarcastic cheers from fans when he did eventually boot the ball into the stands. “I actually thought for the second one that I punched it into the five-metre line and obviously they thought it went the other side of the flag. In the first 15-20 minutes in a Test match you want to at least give yourselves a foothold in the game,” Ford said. “It’s obviously not good enough – the last two results and performances – and we’re going to front that up. “What we’re going to do going forward isn’t going to be due to a lack of endeavour to get better and fix it.

Source: The Herald February 23, 2026 06:25 UTC