Brendon McCullum figured out England’s main problem after back-to-back eight-wicket losses to Australia in the Ashes: Overdoing it in training.

So, needing to win the last three Tests of the series to reclaim the old urn — the symbol of the intense rivalry between England and its former colony — the England coach wants his squad to recharge and recover at one of Australia’s premier beach resorts.

In interviews with Australian and British broadcasters, McCullum spoke about the hostile conditions Down Under and said the biggest problem after the heavy series-opening loss in Perth was too much practice before the day-night Test in Brisbane.

“Leading into this Test match I felt like we overprepared, to be honest,” he told Australia’s 7 network Sunday night after the eight-wicket loss at the

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