Taste of Ashes in my Mouth

Well. Well, well, well. I am shocked and appalled by the turn of events in Headingley over the last two days. I am expecting this horrible experience to be brought to a swift end by some appalling batting (by England) and some sublime bowling (by Australia).

We've done okay so far, we've matched Australia stride for stride: we won a match, then batted for a draw. Australia batted for a draw (which we should have denied them). And now we've just collapsed as a batting unit and bowled woefully. Shocking. It's like there's a different team out there.

Is it down to the absence of KP and Flintoff? Can that really be it?