'That was bad' - Potts on his Ashes horror show
There were various lows during England's terrible Ashes tour of Australia, many of which have been pored over endlessly in recent months. Few, though, were as brutal as the horror show Matthew Potts suffered in Sydney. Taken apart by Travis Head, he conceded 141 runs in 25 wicketless overs.
Had he conceded six more he would have returned the worst figures by an England seamer in Tests. "There's a little period of reflection where you sum up your day's work and look back at it," Potts says, speaking almost three months on. Potts' first three overs cost 25 runs, while he ended day two with figures of 0-58 from seven.
When he was first brought into the attack on day three, Head pounced immediately, flogging boundaries from each of the Durham seamer's first three balls. Potts conceded 100 runs after 15. 1 overs.
He was not used at all by captain Ben Stokes in the second innings as Australia chased 160 for a five-wicket win. "Sometimes you have to roll with the punches," he says. "I got dealt a few punches and I didn't throw too many the other way.
That's life. "Sometimes on the big stage there's nowhere to hide in those situations and I wasn't good enough in that game. " Potts refuses to make excuses for his performance.