The rest of the side, and particularly their inexperienced batsmen, face a big step up after preparing against weak tour sides on tepid pitches far from Brisbane. Bad things seem to happen to England in Brisbane. In 2006/07, England fast bowler Steve Harmison famously sent the first delivery of the series to his captain Andrew Flintoff at second slip. England lost the match and the series 5-0. Nasser Hussain's team lost the match by 384 runs and the series 4-1.

Source: The Star November 21, 2017 06:33 UTC