England have done little to dispel concerns that they are not doing enough to prepare ahead of the first Ashes Test after footage from their practice match went viral for all the wrong reasons.

Former England greats, including Michael Vaughan and Ian Botham, have criticised England’s preparation for The Ashes, which consists of just a single hit-out against England Lions at Lilac Hill.

Captain Ben Stokes dismissed the criticism, saying the modern cricket landscape is different to how the ‘has-beens’ of the past prepared.

But as the Lions smashed 382 runs against what was virtually a full-strength attack, including Joe Root posting eye-watering figures of 1-117 off 14 overs, many wonder if the comments are not unfounded.

Worst of all was the “highlights” of Stokes’ performance, the only

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