 The weak Australian bowling was unable to dismiss them twice in the same Test, except the last which they lost anyway.They were exceptionally strong at the top of the order; Boycott and Luckhurst opened in the first five Tests, then Boycott and Edrich in the 6th and Edrich and Luckhurst in the 7th as injuries took hold.Together they added 995 runs for the first wicket at an average of 90.45, with five century and three half-century opening stands.