'Credit is due to the poms for a rousing performance'

"Steve Waugh's seven off 37 balls was anything but flowing and did nothing to silence the detractors who say his days in the side are numbered ... For a country that prides itself on the batting of its middle order and tail, losing three batsmen for ducks was simply not good enough." Courier-Mail (Brisbane)

"Most telling was the manner in which Caddick attacked Steve Waugh, pinning him behind the crease with a relentless attack on his ribs, rendering him almost incapable of scoring. Not only did he bowl to a plan, he bowled and bowled and bowled." The Age (Melbourne)

"If there was a defining statement of England's willingness for a fight it came when Butcher smacked Warne for three successive fours ... It was a major victory to keep him wicketless." Herald-Sun (Melbourne)

"Credit must be given to the poms for producing a rousing performance in adversity. Most captains carry their howlers like stones across a desert. Nasser Hussain put his mistake and the blunders of his colleagues into the back of his mind and concentrated on matters in hand." Sydney Morning Herald