UK View: Poms round on ‘kamikaze’ Bazball as Vaughan declares ‘England like losing’ after Ashes horror show

England batting collapses are hardly new, but the method of this one was almost unique.

The hosts’ insistence on swinging the willow at everything has turned a 1-188 start into 325 all out, taking any chance of winning the Lord’s Test with it.

While some have put this down to the inherent risks of Bazball, plenty of England legends have stuck the boot in following a nightmare day with the bat.

“England need to be realistic,” said former captain Michael Vaughan. “They cannot mix entertainment with stupidity. For the first 188 runs, England played good cricket with proper shots.