I don't know why but I'm more surprised by the Aussies being inconsistent.
What I can't quite get my head round is all this talk of the different pitches and how the Aussies haven't been able to play against Andersen and Broad on a pitch that offers plenty to the bowlers. That may be true, but that's hardly a new phenomenon is it? The Australian Test side has had generations of experience playing in English conditions, they know the terrain of the place, the ball has always swung over here, why is it any different this time? That can only be be down to the batsmen not having the quality to adapt to conditions they're not used to when needed. Also, I was reading somewhere that they've had very little adaption time on this tour prior to the test matches.
I must admit, after the Glamorgan Test I thought that Australia they might come back and even win the series 1-4. I put that down to the theory that Johnson actually played well in that game, he was unlucky not to get more wickets, Root, whose innings was the difference in terms of numbers, should have been caught, and England, despite winning,
were bowled out twice by Australia. Obviously the Lords test saw me on track to winning a shed load, but now I'll have to revise that prediction somewhat! [I was close to paying a visit to the bookies, but didn't.]