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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Barney Ronay

Burning down the Baz-house is easy, but what comes after that for England?

Ben Stokes leaves the field after England lose the second Test against Australia
Ben Stokes and England are under intense pressure after two heavy defeats in the first two Tests of the Ashes. Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty Images

Overprepared. Overconfident. Overblown. Over there. And now just over. We know how this goes from here, don’t we? We know this cycle.

The days since England’s defeat in Brisbane have boiled down to a real-time competition to become the hate-click boss, to describe in the most sensual, eviscerating detail the depth of England’s badness – not just at cricket, but at the molecular, existential level.

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