The way in which England folded on the fourth day of the first Test was very disappointing.
The strength of the partnership between Joe and Dawid was heartening and showed a great deal of skill and discipline.
England were 58 behind and Australia were clear favorites, but they lost as much as they could in the fourth day.
With a lack of match practice and the wrong team selection, England were destined to fail.
We did not say it was easy to look at selection errors with hindsight.
We said before the captain flipped the coin that this was not the team to beat Australia.
Not many people would have picked that XI, but I am not suggesting that Leach should never play again, or that he should be silly like that.
Broad is more of a threat than a spinner on this ground, whether you choose to bowl first on a fresh green pitch or last on a wearing pitch which has even bounce.
I don't understand why he doesn't back his own bowling more. He could do a great job with his off-spin.
If you have five seamers and you are managing Ben's workload, then you can rely on Joe's ability to keep an end tight and rotating the attack.
Anderson and Broad will be taken to Adelaide.
The England team was not ready to play a Test match. It is not an excuse.
They should have played 12 days of first-class cricket before the game. You have to be fair to England.
This Test will give those who played match practice. James Anderson and Broad are not like that.
They are going to be taken out for the next Test, a day-night match at Adelaide, without any games behind them.
It isn't a great place for them to be. They have been bowling with the pink ball for long spells in the nets, but that is not the same as being in the field.
England will have to hope that Anderson and Broad can draw on their experience and settle into the rhythm of bowling. It is not going to be easy.
Missed opportunities.
There were opportunities for England in Brisbane.
David Warner, who made 94 in the firstinnings, was trapped in front by a no-ball by Ben Stokes and could have been run out by Haseeb Hameed.
Australia were 195-5 in their first match. That was another chance, before Head punished England.
Australia took the new ball after 10 overs on day four. It was a good amount of time to play.
For England to lose three in that time, there was no way back.
Pope was caught at slip trying to cut off Lyon. He has to learn from his mistake.
After falling to Pat Cummins for 13 in the second ball of the series, Burns struggled to recover.
There are no tour games between the Tests. Someone who is out of form can't find some.
The schedule is very compressed. The players are not to blame. It is all manners, Covid. The T20 World Cup pushed things around a bit.
The year has ended.
The result was a bah.
The result of the series.
2002-03
Lost by a lot.
Australia is 4-1.
The year 2006
Lost by over 300 runs.
Australia is 5.
The year 2010-11.
Draw.
England is 3-1.
The year 2013-14.
It was lost by 381 runs.
Australia is 5.
The year 2017-18.
Lost by 10 runs.
Australia is 4-0.
Australia are not unbeatable.
I would be disappointed if Australia were to get another whitewash, because they are not unbeatable.
They have holes in their batting line-up and Josh Hazlewood is not 100% fit.
England will have to play out of their skins and take advantage of two day-night games in order to come back in this series.
Cricket Australia has made a day-night game in Hobart, which will definitely benefit England, as Perth is unable to host the fifth Test due to Covid restrictions.
There are positives to take for England. Although he makes mistakes, he is a strong leader and has the players' respect. He also has a strong character in the form of the vice-captain.
In the first Test, Malan stood up to it and Hameed stuck to it. I hope the opener gets a score soon because he looks good.
I would not play Mark Wood in the next Test, which starts on Thursday in Adelaide.
If it is a day-nighter with a pink ball, you are looking at an attack of Anderson, Broad, Robinson and Woakes.
You have to pick the best cricketers and the best players in order to beat Australia, because England have the players who could.
If England lose at Adelaide it will be very difficult to regain the urn.
Jonathan Agnew was talking to Kal Sajad.
