Over-prepared my a***
I've already spoken about my thoughts on England apparently being over-prepared... my a***! To hear that they were over-prepared going into a Test match... what does that mean for the first Test? We were under-prepared for the first Test and over-prepared for the second, and we're 2-0 down? So, come Adelaide, we've just got to get it just right and we might come back into the series.
They've now gone to Noosa to improve their golf handicaps, which I don't mind at all. Look, a mid-series break isn't a bad idea. The problem is, though, England had 10 days off after losing the first Test, and because they've lost again, they've got another eight or nine days off before the third Test, so they've already had two big breaks since they've been out there.
This should be more of a mental reset and a gameplan reset, than the guys actually being in the nets. I think they're going to find something in the middle, do a little bit of training, talk about the gameplan, and get some common sense put in there.
That's what it looks like from what Ben Stokes has said. He's had enough of no care and no gameplan; now it's about going out there and playing sensibly... let's hope that's the case!
We're 2-0 down with three Tests to play, and people are now talking about a 5-0 being on the cards... I still believe when you look at the averages, and the way this England team plays, I'd expect them to win at some point.
It's a difficult one though when it comes to predicting the final score, because I want to say that England are going to come back and win a Test or two.
I said at the start of the series Australia would win 3-2, and I'm going to stick with that prediction, because I just can't get my head around seeing us lose 5-0.
