A test of character for England
Recovering from a big defeat in Perth in the next two Tests will be a test of character for England, just as the Perth Test had been for the Australians, writes James Lawton in the Independent .
Siddhartha Talya
25-Feb-2013
Recovering from a big defeat in Perth in the next two Tests will be a test of character for England, just as the Perth Test had been for the Australians, writes James Lawton in the Independent.
Australia had key batsmen who could scarcely buy a run and a bowling unit laughed to scorn even by their own people. Yet they found a way to win, one by one, and in some cases quite raggedly at times, they stood up to be counted. England must now do the same in Melbourne and Sydney.
England would look back on their performance on the second day of the WACA Test, when they let their guard down to cede the advantage, writes Michael Vaughan in the Daily Telegraph.
Derek Pringle, in the same newspaper, says England's defeat takes England fans back to the days when their team was accustomed to being beaten badly by Australia.
In the Guardian, Mike Selvey lists out five things England must do re-establish their supremacy in the Ashes, including tweaking the batting order.
Siddhartha Talya is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo