BRISBANE, Dec 7 : England's preparation for their second Ashes test may have been a case of too much training and not enough freshness, head coach Brendon McCullum said after his side slumped to another demoralising eight-wicket loss to Australia on Sunday.

The tourists went 2-0 down in the series after Australia made light work of a 65-run target at the Gabba, with local hero Michael Neser's five-wicket haul setting up the victory that has left England staring at familiar heartbreak Down Under.

McCullum revealed his team may have been victims of their own thoroughness, conducting "five to 10 training sessions" in the extended break between tests after losing the opener in Perth inside two days.

When asked if England could have done anything differently, McCullum told BBC: "Not from a p

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