England reflect on another disastrous campaign Down Under

Whenever you see banner headlines like “Humiliating,” “Embarrassing” and “Pathetic” in the sports pages of the English newspapers, it is a good bet they are commenting on the latest England cricketing woes, invariably in Australia.

Sadly, that has been the case once again and the only crumbs of comfort for England fans from the recent Ashes series in Australia was that such a trouncing was half-expected anyway. Being on the receiving end of a drubbing in the Land of Oz is a familiar feeling.

These were not just defeats for England but real hammerings, the losing margins being uncomfortably large — nine wickets, 275 runs, an innings and 14 runs and 146 runs.

They were only saved from a 5-0 whitewash when they hung on for a draw in the fourth Test thanks primarily to rain delays.

No wonder Australian captain Pat Cummins purred: “I feel like we’re in a really good…