[Alex]
Incompetent, stubborn leadership? Check. Baffling personnel decisions? Yup. Lack of tactical flexibility and nous? Sure. Inability to seize opportunities in the fleeting moments they presented themselves? Alas, that too. Victory now impossible? Certainly. Staying the course no longer an option? No, not really. Bring the boys home? Not a bad idea at all. National humiliation? Check.
Yes, another defeat for England’s cricket team in Australia. The Ashes are gone, gone, gone.
Aussie Prime Minister John Howard gloats here .
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The Dish 