"Australian scores were quite creditable"

No, they were not. Most of the batsmen deserve to be flogged and burnt, and we might do a couple of the bowlers while we're at it. They have to play like Test cricketers, not Twenty/20 fairies.

I've said it before and I'll say it again - the worst thing is that we've been flogged by a Pommy team that is not really all that good.

I think we need a change in the system.

Instead of having 137 coaches who spend their time massaging the egos and public relations of a bunch of neurotics, and a group of selectors who don't seem to be watching the game, we need the following:

A batting coach who tells them to leep the bat close to the pad, step toward the pitch of the ball, and don't hit anything they don't need to;

A bowling coach who tells them to put it on a consistent length aimed at the top of off stump;

A payment system where the bulk of the money is directed to win/draw loss incentives;

and a selection system in which the players vote for the team. They won't be carrying any has-beens or non-performers when their win bonus is at risk.