England fell just over 50 runs short of winning the test and saving the series and the no. 1 test spot.
In truth they fell short all series and all year. Defeats to Pakistan and South Africa and a drawn series with Sri Lanka represent an under par year with the batting in particular to blame.
In today's test alone England were short of someone going onto a century. A century that could well have won the test.
Pietersen or no Pietersen England have to face the facts, they have been outplayed. And not just in the batting dept but also in the bowling.
Although you would pick Swann over Tahir, Swann had a lacklustre series with the ball. He wasn't the only one Bresnan and Broad weren't able to really ruffle the South African batsmen, only Anderson and yesterday Finn showed the necessary class to bowl out a top side. The next test comes on the sub continent against India. A very different challenge but no less difficult.
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