Michael Vaughan has warned that it would be “amateurish” if England do not play a practice match before their second Ashes Test against Australia .

The Three Lions were humbled in Perth in the first Test, beaten by eight wickets in just two days as Travis Head hit 123 off 83 as the hosts dominated the England attack Down Under.

The tourists’ batsmen collapsed, as the Australian pace bowlers feasted on the mistakes, and there is much work to be done by Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum ahead of the second Test at the Gabba in Brisbane.

Vaughan, the former England captain, argued that it would be silly for the tourists not to play another match in the 12 days before they face Australia again.

That Test will be played in the day-night format with a pink ball, and there is a war

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