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Butch reacts to Australia retaining the Ashes in Adelaide – why do England always fail Down Under?
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Butch reveals how England's top batsmen are doomed by their inability to leave balls on bouncy Australian pitches.
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A blunt, technically sharp look at England's Ashes defeat.
Butch comes across tired and flat after Australia wrapped up the Ashes, and the tone stays plainspoken about how quickly the series stopped feeling like a contest after that bright patch at Perth. The piece works because it does not try to dress that up.
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