No Dad’s Army

If Australia is Dad’s Army (i.e. too old) then England must be The Dunce Army. That should include the selectors as well. They have a supposed strike bowler coming into the attack at first change. That is when he’s not bowling to 2nd slip. Also, their spinner (Giles) and wicket keeper (Jones) were selected for their apparent superior batting than their teammates vying for the position. So far they haven’t scored anything of note with the bat and the spinner Giles has only got wickets rarely from miscued slogs.

Only one team believed they could win the second ashes test, the other went completely defensive in the hope of salvaging a draw and ended up getting rolled. England got what they deserved, and know they are copping it from their own country’s media and rightfully so.

England seem to think that it will all just happen for them as it did in the last series, that just doesn’t happen, no matter how good you are. You need to work hard to win the ashes, and even harder to retain them, England are quickly figuring that out. But it might be all too late.