I don’t think England can win three consecutive Tests, especially not with Cummins and Lyon likely back for Adelaide. But two and a draw? Yeah, I can see that.

That will still be a huge missed opportunity given the relative strengths of the sides and Australia’s injuries.

Stokes is right, he & Carse did let the pressure release in Australia’s first innings, and England did fold with the bat when Aus applied pressure of their own.

And BMac’s diagnosis that England were too desperate for wickets and lost their lines and lengths as a result? Pretty accurate.

I was envisaging them batting with Stokes…that was pretty limp from Atkinson.