“They bowled horrendous lines, were shockingly inconsistent, dropped catches and fielded badly. It was just so uncharacteristic that you just looked at a team and said, ‘Something’s wrong here’.

“When they returned to the field after Lunch, Cummins had them in a tight huddle, and Simon Katich gave us an insight into this. Australia clawed its way back. It actually got into the game. Full credit for that.”