It's The Ashes (again)

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Huge efforts being made to roll this turd of a result in glitter. Truth is that we went into a match one batsman down, with no competent wicket keeper, a spin bowler with a dodgy finger (a known problem for Mo since about 2018) and a tired old legend who can't take second innings wickets. Of the two bowlers who looked up for it, one decided to create a spat with the only Pakistani in the Aussie side. What a good thing Ollie has no past record of racism 

We threw wickets away with unnecessarily gung-ho batting, missed chances in the field. It was ours to lose and we lost it. Baz and Ben need to learn lessons from this and make the necessary changes if Bazball is to be sustainable. In two years time, most of the magic players in our side will be gone (as will McCullum, probably). An Ashes win but no legacy wouldn't be ideal. An Ashes defeat with no legacy would just be typical England.

Spot on Chesh, even KP who was one of the most maverick and entertaining batsmen of his generation has said in an Ashes series it’s about results over entertainment.