Time to move on for England
It seems strange to finally be writing the post-mortem of England's defeat in Brisbane after picking over the bones of their capitulation since the first session of day one.
Unfortunately almost every concern about England's selection and preparation proved justified.
But Duncan Fletcher, the coach, and captain Andrew Flintoff must now erase Brisbane from the minds of England's shell-shocked players.
England are fortunate that they have a chance to make amends so soon, when the second Test begins in Adelaide on Friday.
Despite the trauma of the last few days, there are a few glimmers of hope.
For starters, they surely can't bat and bowl as badly as they did in Australia's and their own first innings.
And there were signs at Brisbane that England were beginning to find their way with the bat.
Kevin Pietersen and Paul Collingwood caught the eye in England's second innings, although both wasted the opportunity to make a really big score by getting themselves out in the 90s.
Another positive is that Andrew Strauss will surely have learned his lesson about hooking and pulling recklessly on Australian pitches.
And then there is the bowling department. It is now unthinkable that England will repeat the error of not selecting Monty Panesar, who has brought control and wickets throughout the past year.
England are likely to play two spinners at Adelaide, so Ashley Giles keeps his place.
Giles represents one of England's few selection successes, having contributed with the bat in both innings.
However, it would be nice if England could one day find a number eight batsman for whom scoring 20 runs isn't regarded as a success.
The man to make way for Panesar will be James Anderson, who finished with woeful match figures of 1-195 on his return to the Test arena.
Steve Harmison will keep his place only because there is no viable replacement since Sajid Mahmood has looked desperately short of confidence and consistency of late.
My England team for Adelaide: Andrew Strauss, Alastair Cook, Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood, Kevin Pietersen, Andrew Flintoff, Geraint Jones, Ashley Giles, Steve Harmison, Matthew Hoggard and Monty Panesar.
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