What a letdown for lovers of Test cricket in both England and Australia. After just six playing days, the Ashes series between the two old enemies is all but decided. England needs to win all three remaining Tests to regain the Ashes, a feat that only one side has ever achieved: the 1936 Australians, who had a young batsman named Don Bradman.

The Australian media has relished the unexpected chance to put the boot into the beleaguered England side

Having lost the first Test in Perth in record time, and in the second in Brisbane showed little of the patience and ball-by-ball judgment vital to Test success, the England team has been hammered by media and fans alike. Even fanatical members of England’s travelling Barmy Army have voiced their frustration and despair.

And why wouldn’t they? T

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