Ashes 2021-22: This Is What England Do Against The Best Teams: Michael Vaughan Lashes Out At England After First Test Loss

Former England captain Michael Vaughan slammed the Joe Root-led England Test side after a below-par show against Australia in the first Ashes Test in Brisbane.

England lost the first Ashes Test to Australia by nine wickets at the Gabba in Brisbane as the game was wrapped within four days.

England lost to Australia by nine wickets in Brisbane

Australia were dominant on the first two days. First, they bundled up England for 147 with Cummins, leading the team in his first game, registered figures of 5/38.

On Day 2, riding on a breathtaking 100th century by Travis Head (152) with some great batting by David Warner (94) and Marnus Labushagne (74), Australia achieved a huge lead of 278.

In the second innings, England were bowled out for 297 with a minuscule lead of 19 runs, the hosts took just 5.1 overs to chase the score.

Everything that’s happened this week just does not surprise me: Michael Vaughan

Vaughan said that this England side gives a lot of expectations before the start of any series owing to the bunch of talent they have at their disposal.

“I thought that might happen. It happens a lot to this England side where you get a load of hope and, before you know it, you’re done and dusted quite quickly. Everything that’s happened this week just does not surprise me,” Vaughan told Foxsports.com.au.

“You kind of have hope that things can be different and they’ll get it right because they’ve got so much talent in the team, but fundamentally against the best teams, this is what England do.

“If you look at it over the past few years, when they’ve played the better teams – Australia, India, New Zealand; it happened in the summer that we’ve just had, it happened against Australia in 2019 – this England side, they have horrendous sessions.”

The second Ashes Test between Australia and England will start on December 16 at the Adelaide Oval.

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