‘Absolute stupidty’: Poms roasted over ‘brainless’ play as stubborn Bazball problem emerges: UK View

TALKING POINTS: ‘Dumb’ Poms fall for trap as ‘ego’ problem exposed; ‘no excuse’ for huge Aussie issue

DAY 2 WRAP: Wild day flips Lord’s Test on its head amid Aussie horror blow as England counter stalls

‘HARD TO WATCH’: Aussies rocked by ‘awful scene’ as ‘distressed’ Lyon injury could ‘turn’ Ashes

Joe Root, Ollie Pope and Ben Duckett had been all out whereas hooking and pulling brief balls — the latter falling on 98 with a 3rd Take a look at century at his mercy.

The again web page of Friday’s Every day Mail has an image of a dejected Duckett, with the headline: ‘You suckers!’.

Metro Sport took an identical method, whereas enjoying on England’s ill-fated hook pictures, with a headline of ‘Hook, Line and Sinker’.

In The Telegraphformer England opener Sir Geoffrey Boycott referred to as Duckett a “foolish boy” for making a gift of his wicket on 98, and mentioned he would “remorse” the shot he performed “perpetually”.

He added: “They need to assault the whole lot and by no means be tied down. So if you’re like that, ego takes over and it acquired Pope and Duckett out.

“Australia stored enjoying on England’s ego and Joe Root obliged.

“The hook pictures let Australia again within the match once they had them by the throat. At one stage, England had been cruising and really a lot on prime … however surrendered to this bumper barrage.”

In the meantime, writing for the same publicationScyld Berry mentioned England “threw away” the initiative within the Take a look at with “merely brainless” batting.

As a substitute, it was Pope that took the brunt of his criticism for failing to learn the scenario of the sport correctly when Australia turned to the brief ball with Nathan Lyon injured.

“Widespread sense, the analysis of danger, a single considered doing what Australia least needed, didn’t appear to characteristic in his calculations,” Berry wrote.

“Pope selected to do what Australia needed most: England accepted their invitation to hitch a bouncer battle.”

He added: “It was spectacular, fascinating, compelling, however hideous to look at for anybody who felt some emotional involvement. It was magnificent however not Take a look at cricket.”

Maybe the strongest rebuke for England’s slip, nevertheless, got here from former England captain Michael Vaughan.

Commentating on BBC Test Match SpecialVaughan pushed again on the suggestion that England’s batting was entertaining, saying it was simply plain “silly”.

“For the primary 182 runs, I noticed an England facet that went out to bat and play with nice leisure as a result of they performed correct cricket strokes,” he mentioned.

“What got here after that for the subsequent hour or so was absolute stupidity.

“That’s not entertaining, I’m sorry, that’s silly Take a look at match cricket and Australia can be delighted with that methodology as a result of when the ball isn’t swinging over the subsequent few weeks, guess what they will do.”

Duckett mentioned he was “gutted” after play, however defended himself and his teammates for his or her shot alternatives.

“If I’d have gone away from my pure sport, I’d have been extra pissed off,” Duckett instructed the BBC.

Duckett was pressed on whether or not there was any doubt from England about batters getting out in related dismissals, which prompted a testy reply.

“I’m unsure the way to reply that. I’m shocked concerning the query,” he mentioned.

“We’ve performed optimistic cricket for the previous 12 months and we’re actually not going to vary.”