[Ska'dForLife-WBA]

There are slight allowances to be made for the weakened bowling attack and the indisputable genius of Steve Smith, but from start to finish this day has been a pure 1990s shocker. On home soil. On our strongest ground. So many questions have to be asked of Root's tactics, leadership and ability to inspire the team when things are going wrong. I said in the preview that losing this series wouldn't spell the end of his captaincy, but all of a sudden I'm not so sure. A few more days like this one in the weeks to come, and there are going to be rumblings.

Can only hope we play a blinder from here on and I end up eating my words.