England's Test Performance.

[derekpara]

Has one-day (20/20) cricket contributed to England's poor showing in the current test series with Australia ?

[emmie]

possibly, but they are on Australia's home soil, always a difficult ask.

[jim360]

I don't think that can be it. Cook, Anderson and Broad only play tests these days; Stoneman and Vince aren't in the ODI side either currently; Root, Bairstow and Ali have generally been adept at both long and short forms.

[Denton]

Doesn’t seem to bother the Aussies.

[derekpara]

Thanks all. Let's hope we do better from now on.

Could we do with a couple like Geoffrey Boycott ?

[Cloverjo]

Well, Boycott was saying that a lot of our team were too keen to go for shots. They should have played themselves in and left balls that didn't need to be hit.

I couldn't watch the Tests as they've gone over to BT Sport, but from what I've read from other writers and commentators, I think Boycott is correct. I know it's the same for both sides, but we've got a lot of young'uns who don't perhaps have the patience.