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Most of the stats were on our side: http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/422102.html , but Australia lost the series by collapsing in the first innings at Lord's and the Oval, and failing to bowl England out at Cardiff. Simple as that.
That's always been the nature of test cricket: the team that wins the crucial sessions wins the matches.
So why the fuck does that justify being called a bunch of useless convict pricks and sore losers? the aussie team's behaviour was exemplary on this tour, and Ponting didn't put a foot wrong (despite the selective editing of his comments after Cardiff).
And I have never seen a top player (yep, I rate Strauss and Pietersen) booed in Melbourne (I'm a Melbourne CC member and I've been there a lot over 20-odd years). The receptions for Tendulkar, Lara and Smith have been better than for most Australian players. This idea that our crowds would behave the same way to opposition players is way off the mark: it's a transparent attempt to justify bad behaviour.
Now i'm going to get called a fucking whinger. Whatever. Maybe BRM and I can go and drink shandies together in some wine bar or something.