I watched every ball of England’s opening one-day international in Melbourne on Sunday; my work as a BT Sport pundit seeing me share a sofa with the lively Graeme Swann and our excellent host, Matt Smith, and I have to say it was an outstanding performance from the tourists.
Following a winter of discontent Down Under, where England have looked half-decent in patches and pretty ordinary in others, this month of white-ball cricket is a crucial period for the national team, because while the Ashes were the main dish on the menu, there is an added emphasis now on how they far...