I say that not to excuse the defeat that will surely come on Monday, but to add some realism to the result.
The frustrating part is that there were a number of times in the match when England were competing very strongly and could have put Australia's 29-year unbeaten record at the Gabba in serious danger.
Australia are certainly beatable, but there are things England must address.
The way batsmen got out, falling for obvious plans, was really disappointing.
Over the course of their two innings, England had seven players get to 38,