4-0 down and one more to go...

Barely has one England embarrassment happened than another one follows it up with the same frequency of England batsmen whirring through the revolving door on the dressing room. The last two days performance at the MCG must rank alongside the very worst of the last decade (and we've seen a few).

As promised the Jardine Report will reserve final judgement until after Australia wrap the series up at the SCG. In the meantime, here is some food for though for the England selectors (assuming the current squad is all that we can choose from).

1. Cook ©
2. Root
3. Bell
4. Pietersen
5. Ballance
6. Stokes
7. Prior (w)
8. Broad
9. Finn
10. Anderson
11. Panesar

Dispirited? Embarrassed?

I'm afraid so.

The bleedin' obvious

Watching England these days seems to be a sadly very predictable affair.

Quick bowlers strut to the crease for the first over or so, only to be smashed as far as their pop gun half volleys and long hops allow. Swanny bowls diligently but isn't backed up in the field and part-time spinners get tonked all over the shop. The opposition only succumb by exhausting themselves on a seemingly flat track.

England then turn the self same pitch into a snarling spitting greentop only Cook +1 other  (this time Prior) manage to show anything like a professional & committed approach. Batsmen come and go, weighed down by numerous advertising logos on their bats and even bigger egos.

England then set opposition a paltry final innings target which the opposition polish off in a matter of seconds.

Quite frankly. It is not good enough. In the old days it would have been brushed off, ignored and quickly forgotten. These days it must be addressed immediately, changes made and never repeated!