Pommie-bashers revert to type and write off tourists

If the Australian newspapers are to be believed, Andrew Flintoff’s men may as well pack their bags and head for home, says Simon Wilde:

The mockery of the headlines was as predictable as it was scathing. Steve Harmison, who was due to make his first appearance of the tour against New South Wales today, said the derision would only motivate the team come the first Test match in Brisbane on November 23.