I listened to the radio commentary of this when I could so didn't see it much more than a few overs. A few of them made similar comments to yours TopLeft07. The value of winning the toss has been immense and was/is a game changer to whomever got it.
A question I ask if the fans option of 'travelling team decides', would the wicket have been as green?
I did see Latham get out and I asked myself 'what was actually going through your head when you played that shot? What were you trying to achieve in the bigger picture of things' I don;t think they ask themselves that enough sometimes.