Probably a bit early to say it, but this highlights a major soapbox of mine, notably, the toss.

On the flat 'Gabba track, the worst result for the series was for Australia to win the toss, as it virtually excluded an England win as an option. The other way around would have made a game of it, given home advantage etc.

Had we lost the toss this time, you could almost have kissed the series goodbye, even at this early stage.

My theory is that the toss should be done only once, for the whole series. Then whoever wins the toss gets to choose to have control (i.e. to choice to bat or field) either in tests 1 and 5, or in tests 2,3 and 4. That particular choice would not necessarily be easy to make if you think about it. For shorter test series a similar choice option could apply.

That at least would stop people like me making excuses for lame England performances by claiming we would have been OK if we'd won the toss.....

What do people think?

Terry