253 runs and there is still hope for England in this Ashes series.
5 wickets and there is no way back for England, no light at the end of the tunnel.
253 runs gives England a chance to save the series, save their dignity.
Unfortunately 5 wickets found their way onto the scoreboard before enough runs did. Ben Stokes being the only stand out performance for England throughout the entire Test with his first Test century in the second Test match of his Ashes debut.
Andrew Strauss blames the way England have been "cruising" recently. We have become cocky and complacent in the last few years and 3-0 down in the series after 3 Test matches is a humiliating we shouldn't be facing. Changes MUST be made before it all starts again in Melbourne. Pietersen, Anderson and Swann are just three of the more senior players on this tour who have not delivered on the field with bat or ball.
And with serious competitions like the ICC World Twenty20 next year and tours away to the West Indies in March and at home facing India in a series of Test matches and ODIs, England have far greater challenges ahead than an away Ashes series. Ex-England batsman Ed Smith commented on this; "One of the challenges for Australia, and England in the future, is to make sure that they don't get suckered into thinking the pinnacle is winning the Ashes."
Can England recover from a crushing defeat?
Unfortunately 5 wickets found their way onto the scoreboard before enough runs did. Ben Stokes being the only stand out performance for England throughout the entire Test with his first Test century in the second Test match of his Ashes debut.
Andrew Strauss blames the way England have been "cruising" recently. We have become cocky and complacent in the last few years and 3-0 down in the series after 3 Test matches is a humiliating we shouldn't be facing. Changes MUST be made before it all starts again in Melbourne. Pietersen, Anderson and Swann are just three of the more senior players on this tour who have not delivered on the field with bat or ball.
And with serious competitions like the ICC World Twenty20 next year and tours away to the West Indies in March and at home facing India in a series of Test matches and ODIs, England have far greater challenges ahead than an away Ashes series. Ex-England batsman Ed Smith commented on this; "One of the challenges for Australia, and England in the future, is to make sure that they don't get suckered into thinking the pinnacle is winning the Ashes."
Can England recover from a crushing defeat?
Will it be a whitewash?
Ball on Willow.
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