WHILE ENGLAND ONCE SENT its miscreants to be treated severely and without forgiveness in the harsh Australian climate, these days it sends its finest cricketers to face the same punishment. Even by the standards of recent Ashes defeats, THIS WINTER’S TOUR OF AUSTRALIA has been an unmitigated disaster. From the moment the first ball of the series dismissed Rory Burns to the pathetic collapse 68 all-out at Melbourne, clinching the urn for the Aussies, England were outsmarted, outmuscled and outplayed.
But why did it go wrong? Joe Root, the captain, complained about England’s focus
