The Ashes Urn in 1921 when it was still owned by Lord Darnley (Ivo Bligh). Ben Stokes said England "let the pressure get to us" in their dismal second Test defeat. This is just a way of excusing a lack of application of skills, only learnt properly in domestic cricket. Yes, it’s another Ashes think-piece, from another depressed England fan. In the next week, before the third Test, there are going to be any number of theories about why England lost, and why they can’t perform. So I thought I’d...

It was known as the 'dark side' when I was a journalist, and there was plenty of cynicism associated with PR. But what I didn't like was bad PR.

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