As the players walked to the middle on a beautiful afternoon in Adelaide for the start of the final day — the skies a piercing blue and the possibilities tantalising and limitless — the electronic scoreboard, which sits next to the old listed equivalent at the Cathedral End of the ground, announced a scoreline to the thousands who had taken advantage of the A$2 deal for entry. “0-2”, it read in stark, bold lettering. It was not, sadly, referring to the scoreline in the series, rather the relative DRS standings as play was about to start. England had two reviews remaining, Australia none, one further sliver of hope to which England’s supporters had clung as they massed along Hindley Street in the morning, as well…

Source: The Times December 06, 2017 06:20 UTC