Getting the ball to swing in Adelaide may not be any easier for Anderson and Broad than it was in Brisbane David Gray/ReutersAfter their ten-wicket defeat in Brisbane, England have four days to prepare for the second Test at the Adelaide Oval, starting on Saturday. There is going to be a lot to discuss in their team meetings and net sessions, so here are five areas they must look at. Batsmen must go bigTrevor Bayliss, the head coach, had said before the series that he wanted to see his batsmen putting together 160s rather than sixties and England’s wastefulness with the bat in the Brisbane Test only confirmed the point. James Vince, Dawid Malan, Mark Stoneman and Joe Root all got to fifty but none went on to match the patient hundred Steve Smith carved out for Australia. Smith hails his first-innings century — he did not bat in the second innings David Gray/ReutersThis has been a long-standing problem for England, especially…

Source: The Times November 27, 2017 09:06 UTC