England losing the Ashes is not a surprise. But defeat at the earliest opportunity, having been outclassed in the 50-over games and the solitary Test, must be a concern. England have the opportunity to draw the series on points, if they win all three Twenty20 matches, but that would be scant consolation and Australia will retain the trophy in any case. If the men’s side lost the Ashes at the earliest opportunity, it would warrant a post-mortem. Australia dominated the Test match, which ended yesterday, having completed a clean sweep in the ODIs Nick Potts/PA WireAustralia have been dominant across all three facets of the game and England’s batting especially…

Source: The Times July 21, 2019 23:03 UTC