MELBOURNE :While England have ample time to sift through the rubble of defeat in Perth, the tourists are unlikely to come up with a new game-plan to replace 'Bazball' for the second test against Australia in Brisbane.

Like former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Brendon 'Baz' McCullum has never been one for a U-turn - as cricketer, captain or current England coach.

Long before he unleashed England's Bazball revolution he staked his reputation on attacking instinct, first as a pugnacious wicketkeeper-batter and then as the captain who dragged New Zealand into a first World Cup final in 2015.

He set the tone for the Black Caps by going hard from ball one – and in the biggest game of all he went hard again, only to be bowled third ball by a Mitchell Starc yorker.

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