England skipper Ben Stokes and his entire team were seen unwinding in Noosa Heads, a coastal town in Queensland, a popular holiday destination, three days after they were thrashed by eight wickets by Australia in the second Ashes Test, as they went 0-2 down in the five-match series.

England were thrashed inside two days in the Perth opener and then defeated by eight wickets in Brisbane. With Australia leading 2-0, the tourists now need wins in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney to reclaim the Ashes.

The England team has been given some time off before heading to Adelaide for the third Test, which starts on December 17.

“We have got a couple of days in Noosa, which will be good to spend a couple of days casually and let the dust settle on what has been a pretty intense couple of weeks and st

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