Brendon McCullum has won 26 of his 46 Tests as England head coach with just two draws
The final act of a traditional England away Ashes is about to play out.
Hounded by the press from the moment the wheels touch down in Australia. Lose in Perth, lose in Brisbane, surrender the series before Christmas. Drink too much. Then comes the review.
It leads to this: administrators gathering at Lord's in the spring to tell us where it all went wrong, what they have learned and what they will do better next time. England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chief executive Richard Gould and director of cricket Rob Key have got some 'splainin' to do on Monday.
"Review" was the word Gould used in January. In the lexicon of English cricket, a review usually means a raft of sackings, a meaty document and blaming county cricket.
