I can't see either side taking 20 wickets: Warne

Both sets of bowlers struggled in this match. They took only 11 wickets each, and now have to work out a way of improving on that when they start at Adelaide on Friday.

That generally offers little respite for the bowlers for the first couple of days.

The first three days at the Gabba were won by Australia. But after that they did not win an hour, let alone a session.

That hurts and is a true indication of how far England's character has developed. In years gone by they would have collapsed facing a 221-run first-innings deficit, regardless of how good or bad the bowling.

This performance is a real credit to Andrew Strauss and the way he shows leadership to his team. But I still think both captains will walk away from Brisbane wondering: "How are we going to take 20 wickets?"

England may think they were a little unlucky when they bowled in the first innings but Australia still made 481, and when Brad Haddin and Mike Hussey got going it was Strauss who was wondering where the next wicket would come from. Both bowling attacks are a concern but England will clearly take more out of this match than Australia.

The only bowler to take a second-innings wicket for Australia was a part-timer. Horrible. Mitchell Johnson had a tough game and his last nine or 10 Tests have been ordinary with ball and bat. There will now be a lot of pressure on him when they get to Adelaide, where it is pretty hard to get anyone out on the first two and a half days, no matter who you are.

Johnson was the best bowler in the world but now his action does not look tall and high enough.

He is so round arm that he is not getting his normal bounce. He is losing his pace and zip and is down on confidence.

Another chance

Australia will probably give him another chance, but he has been struggling for a while because batsmen have worked him out. They do not chase him wide outside off stump any more. He used to have a very good bouncer and he bowled fast, but in this game his pace has been 80-85mph.

It is pedestrian and he needs to be at 90mph and above. My concern is that he has so many different things said to him, "do this and do that" and he is worrying about being too technical. He needs to go out and bowl fast.

The trouble is that I think he tried that on the last day and bowled four wides down the leg side.

It was the ghost of Steve Harmison four years ago. It summed it all up. Mitchell was in a terrible state, Australia had no potency and were bowling poorly.

Xavier Doherty looks like an honest toiler. In Tests like this one when the quicks are not dominating you need the spinner to dry up one end, but if you want to know why both sides were able to build partnerships, it was because Graeme Swann and Doherty were not able to keep it tight.

It would be a harsh judge who said after one Test that Doherty had not got it. You need two or three Tests in different conditions before you can make a judgment.

We have seen enough to know he can spin the ball. If he plays at Adelaide then he needs to work on how to mix up an over. At the moment he bowls three or four faster ones. It needs to be the other way round.

In Australia there will be a lot of chat about changing the team.

This is the biggest test of Ricky Ponting's leadership. It is fine to dissect the tactical side of his captaincy but this is now about something different.

It is about picking up his players after a hammering in the field. It is a hard one for any captain but he has to stand up and be counted.