That particular session will be remembered for some of the worst bowling ever witnessed by England fans. The attack was blatantly tired (from 2+ days in the field) but displayed their lack of fitness by still being tired even after 2 days off (rest days on Sundays were still the case in 1989). The Australian batsmen scored at over a run a ball that morning as Gower was left with 3 bowlers. In his autobiography, Gower remarked how bad a game Newport had had such that he was allowed only 5 overs (which cost 22 runs) in the second innings. It should also be remembered that the chance of victory for Australia was slim at best – declaring only around an hour before lunch to take ten wickets. The England bowlers were therefore demotivated by the feeling of going through the motions during that hour and the result was the fast scoring which firmly ensured there could be only one winner.