Once the pitch flattened out at The Gabba, both teams lacked penetration.

Arsenal dominated possession early on but lacked penetration up front.

The batsmen deserve huge credit, even if the pitch was flat and the bowling lacked penetration.

Passing became increasingly erratic and lacked penetration.

But all too often, and not for the first time this season, their passing broke down and they lacked penetration.

It proved to be quite otherwise: a mere dumb piece of boyish romance, that I had lacked penetration to divine.