FORMER AUSSIE TEST BATSMAN
MARCUS NORTH

Ialways believed, long before the first ball was bowled in anger in Brisbane back on November 23, that England would compete in this Ashes series. It was my belief they had the players, but that over the long run it would be the crucial moments and the vital sessions that would prove to be their undoing.
As it stands, 3-0 may look harsh and it’s a scoreline that may not be reflective of the gulf in class between the two sides, but it is a measure of how much Australia have made Joe Root’s side pay for losing their heads...