I’ve been following the Ashes very closely and I thought the Adelaide Test was fantastic. The cricket, especially the bowling, has been of very high quality. Although England probably have a more complete side, the Australians have managed to pull things in their favour because when it counts they’ve executed their skills better.

It’s been great watching, but I’ve been put off by the whole drama around it. The build-up to it, the whole sledging aspect, the petulant back-and-forth between players and supporters, building the rivalry up so much that it gets called ‘war’ – that did not interest me at all. It took away from the spectacle, and made it almost comical by the end of it. To me it feels staged. There’s a lot of PR woven into it, a lot of spin – with players behaving as if this verbal rivalry is what is expected of them. It doesn’t seem spontaneous.

England aren’t yet out of it. But they need to regroup and change their approach, especially against Lyon, to ensure that they have a specific strategy.