The viral clip of Liverpool's media manager reacting to Mohammed Salah's explosive mixed zone interaction on Saturday struck a chord over in Brisbane.

Just under 10,210 miles separate Elland Road and the Gabba, where England head coach Brendon McCullum , in the aftermath of a second eight-wicket Ashes defeat , stated he thought the team had trained too much . The sentiments were as far apart as the straight-line distance, but the reaction was still the same: why, oh why, have you gone and said that?

The motivation behind McCullum's comments, which are likely to live in infamy, is far easier to unpick. For this England Test team enjoy the luxury of shelter from the realities of top-level, international sport. A bubble that may be invisible but has long been audible, with the head

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