Dismal Australia fail to answer Michael Cheika’s demand for swagger | Gerard Meagher

Bad luck and glimmers of brilliance could not disguise another abject performance at the end of a grim year for the WallabiesThese are grim times for Australia. Outfought and outthought at the fag-end of a trying season, their annus horribilis ended in dismal fashion. The numbers tell the story – six straight defeats by England, nine losses in 2018 and their worst calendar year for more than half a century. Michael Cheika had called for some Aussie swagger but the daggers will be out again after this.Yes, they can feel aggrieved they were not awarded a penalty try on the stroke of half-time an…