Goodbye!
And with that, as the TV commentators continue to pick the flesh from the carcass, it is time for us to say goodbye.
It’s been a complete victory for a supreme Australian side, both in this Test and in the multi-format series. Heather Knight’s team started badly, and got worse, as many England sides have before them down under. Outgunned, outclassed and, on a whistle-stop tour, with no time to rest, mentally left for dust.
A final glance at the G, where the sky is blood-orange red, but the stands are empty. Australia 16- England 0. Back to the February grey, and the drawing board.
Thank you for all your comments today and during the series. Over and out.
Updated
Paul Barnes has a final word :
“Healey pays tribute to Tahlia McGrath for her captaincy contribution in her absence. But it could have been Mooney or Perry (or Jess Jonassen or Sophie Molineux if not injured) and then you look at Litchfield and Voll as leaders of the future. England seems to not have either the immediate backup captain or as obviously the next generation.”
There’s a definite hole in the succession pipeline for England, which might be why Knight stays on.
