If this test showed one thing, it was that modern batsmen can't grit it out against the moving ball. It is obviously not all about bats, but a lot about pitches that favor the batsmen these days. Would like to see a least one pitch with similar characteristics in Aus to get the batsmen working harder.
Australian wickets in the last year or so have been poor. The Gabba is pretty much what you expect, but the WACCA was a poor joke. Perhaps it is time for it to be retired. Melbourne and Sydney weren't a lot better last year.