Ben Stokes is willing to accept criticism of England's performance in the first Test as "rubbish" but feels labelling his side "arrogant" is a step too far.

Australia's victory in Perth has seen the tourists come under heavy fire, after succumbing to defeat inside two days. Despite holding a strong position on day two - 105 in front, with nine second innings wickets in hand - England capitulated, losing 9 for 99 through questionable shot selection, before Travis Head completed the rout for an eight-wicket victory.

With an 11-day gap between the end of the first and the start of the second Test at The Gabba next Thursday, there has been ample space for postmortems, particularly in the Australian media . Publications and pundits have lined up to take shots at not just England's app

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