Brendon McCullum claimed that his England team were "over-prepared" for the second Ashes Test in Brisbane and defended their planned trip to the resort town of Noosa before travelling to Adelaide.

England trained five times - once at Allan Border Field, and four times at the Gabba - before the second Test, opting against pink-ball match practice against the Prime Minister's XI in Canberra. They were heavily beaten, losing by eight wickets after four energy-sapping days in the heat, and McCullum suggested that their decision to ramp up their training had backfired.

"Leading into this Test match, I actually felt like we over-prepared, to be honest," McCullum told Australian broadcaster Channel 7. "We had five intense training days. When you're in the heat of the battle, as we all know

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