A raft of legendary “has-beens” have taken aim at England and their brainless Bazball tactics in the wake of the tourists’ insipid two-day implosion in the series-opening Ashes clash in Perth.

But England coach Brendon McCullum remains defiant, declaring his team won’t be changing their “blueprint” despite blowing a winning position on the way to the crushing eight-wicket loss.

England lost the opening battle on the back of two calamitous batting collapses and Travis Head striking the equal sixth-fastest century in Test history.

With the extra three days up their sleeve now, and after such an underwhelming performance, former England captain Alastair Cook has urged the front-line players in the squad to take part in the upcoming two-day tour match against the Prime Minister’s XI in Can

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