England have made a habit of backing themselves into tight corners this summer. And that, following a thumping defeat last week, is where they find themselves going into the Second Test at Old Trafford. They cannot afford to make a mess of this one.
Against South Africa at Lord’s, England had a shocker. After four fantastic wins this summer, this was the sort of defeat that fans should accept once, but not twice. Although try telling that to those who had tickets to Lord’s on the weekend that wasn’t.
