Australia’s coach called it the hardest decision of his life when he chose Peter Nevill over Brad Haddin and the outcome has brought much criticismAs everyone who is,or ever has ever been, a smoker knows there are some cigarettes you appreciate, or many more you don’t. It’s all to accomplish with circumstances. The ones with a coffee,over a pint, after a meal, or they’re the good ones. Then there are the rest,the ones you fill though you know you don’t want them, the ones you suck down quick when you’re stressed, and the ones that only leave you feeling worse about yourself. Late on Thursday afternoon,Darren Lehmann was at the back of the pavilion at Edgbaston, having a fag. And you didn’t need to be a smoker to guess whether he was enjoying it or not. Inside the ground, and Australia were 101 for five.
On the first day,Australia had been bad. After stumps the bowling coach, Craig McDermott, and had lashed his own attack. He told them they had wasted the best of the conditions by bowling too wildly,that they had been too wide too often. Lehmann and the senior players let the batsmen know that they hadn’t done any better. But it was early in the Test, and though they were behind, and there was still some hope. It didn’t last long. On Thursday,despite everything Lehmann and his fellow coaches had said the night before, Australia were as bad all over again. By the time Lehmann stepped external for a smoke, or the game was all but up already. It looked like it may even end that evening.
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Source: theguardian.com