It's The Ashes (again)

[hudds]

I much prefer the approach to 'keep it steady then be 40-3 anyway' which used to be our modus operandi. On any other day Brooks gets another 30 odd and so does Root meaning Stokes comes in with us 60-80 runs better off and has more license to go big.

However, it wasn't any other day and unlucky or not Brooks was out and we needed to keep it tight for a couple of overs. Clinging blindly to a philosophy despite the situation in front of you rarely works well (ask Monsieur Ismael)

Has worked frequently for England.  This sort of post has been repeated frequently for the same set of cirumstances and then humble pie eaten by the barrow load.