Does the fact New Zealand had not won a test match in Australia for 26 years put into context our Ashes win, whereby although it was nice to beat them, it wasnt hard
In a sense it does, but there was a huge mental challenge for us in winning in Australia. The fact that the Aussies are dogshite at the moment was just emphasised by our 3 innings wins. We had every right to expect victory there and got it as convincingly as we should have.
Personally, I don't care how bad they are, beating them is just as satisfying regardless.