EnglandS ashes aspirations are dwindling following a comprehensive defeat by Australia, compounded by renewed controversy surrounding the Snicko technology during the third Test.
Temperatures soared to 41 degrees Celsius at the Adelaide Oval as England faltered, finishing the day at 213-8 and trailing Australia by 158 runs.
This wasn’t a capitulation born from aggressive batting – a hallmark of the ‘Bazball‘ approach – but rather a surrender to the relentless pressure exerted by australia’s bowlers.