'noosa, Noosa, Noosa' - England's Ashes Break Ends

England person near their Ashes break successful Noosa and will resume training connected Sunday earlier nan important 3rd Test successful Adelaide.

The tourists, who must triumph astatine nan Adelaide Oval to support their hopes of regaining nan urn alive, flew from Brisbane connected Saturday.

England spent 4 nights successful nan formation municipality of Noosa, a travel that was planned good up of nan bid and not altered contempt defeats successful nan opening 2 Tests.

Captain Ben Stokes' men attracted plentifulness of attraction during their clip connected nan Sunshine Coast.

They were pictured successful bars, playing play and connected nan beach. The England squad were happy to interact pinch locals and media alike - Stokes moreover posed pinch 2 power presenters dressed successful afloat whites carrying signs that read: "For waste - civilized victories" and "Bazballers anonymous - free counselling".

Australian newspapers person paid adjacent attraction to England's downtime. The Brisbane Courier Mail claimed England are "not moreover trying anymore", nan Advertiser from Adelaide labelled nan visitors "rub a dub duds" and Sydney's Daily Telegraph carried nan header "Surfed and Turfed".

Former Australia accelerated bowler Jason Gillespie told ABC radio: "The tourism committee will beryllium licking their lips. It's been Noosa, Noosa, Noosa.

"There's been a batch of disapproval astir nan England squad having a break. I don't person a problem pinch it. I deliberation it's perfectly adjacent and reasonable."

England's determination to return nan break successful Noosa has continued nan statement astir their mentation and training connected nan circuit of Australia.

Billed arsenic a immense opportunity for England to gain a uncommon triumph down nether and nan astir anticipated Ashes for a generation, this bid is astatine consequence of being complete astatine nan earliest opportunity.

Defeat successful nan 2nd Test successful Brisbane extended England's winless tally successful Australia to 17 Tests, making love backmost to their past bid triumph present successful 2010-11. If they do not triumph successful Adelaide, this will beryllium nan 4th consecutive Ashes down nether that nan destination of nan urn will person been settled wrong 3 matches.

England were criticised for playing only 1 warm-up lucifer earlier nan first Test - a three-day lucifer against nan second-string England Lions.

The determination not to nonstop immoderate players from nan first Test XI to subordinate a Lions pink-ball lucifer against nan Prime Minister's XI successful Canberra besides came nether scrutiny.

England alternatively opted for 5 days of training earlier nan 2nd Test, which caput coach Brendon McCullum claimed near them "overprepared" for nan conclusion astatine nan Gabba.

"Where questioning comes of England is choosing not to get believe successful Canberra nether lights against nan PM's XI, past training successful Brisbane and they mislaid that game," said Gillespie.

"The messaging retired of nan England campy could person been better. Saying 'we've overprepared' for a Test - everyone would reason no. They had a awesome opportunity to hole nether lights pinch a pinkish shot and they chose not to because they felt it would not simulate conditions successful Brisbane.

"Where was that excuse earlier nan first Test successful Perth, erstwhile they played connected a low, slow wicket astatine Lilac Hill earlier a fast, bouncy wicket astatine Perth Stadium? The contradictory messaging coming retired of nan England campy has opened them up for criticism."

McCullum is owed to speak to nan media connected Sunday arsenic England statesman 3 days of training earlier nan 3rd Test starts connected Wednesday (23:30 GMT connected Tuesday).

England's Sunday training convention could supply clues to imaginable changes to their XI for nan first red-ball Ashes Test successful Adelaide since 2013 - nan 2 since past person been day-night matches played pinch a pinkish ball.

A freshen up of nan gait onslaught seems likely, pinch Josh Tongue replacing Gus Atkinson arsenic 1 option.

With rotation apt to play a domiciled successful Adelaide, England person a determination to make complete Shoaib Bashir.

Bashir has been overlooked for nan first 2 Tests while England opted for nan all-round skills of Will Jacks successful Brisbane, albeit pinch Stokes maintaining Bashir remains nan number 1 spinner.

Bashir has been backed by England pinch this bid successful mind, yet has struggled truthful far, picking up 2 wickets successful his 2 circuit matches. Whoever nan visitors pick, they will person a important acquisition disadvantage compared to Australia seasoned Nathan Lyon, himself owed to return aft being near retired successful Brisbane.

The visitors whitethorn besides ponder replacing Ollie Pope astatine number three. Pope's position has been a semipermanent root of scrutiny since Jacob Bethell made his Test debut successful New Zealand a twelvemonth ago.

Pope's highest people successful this bid is 46. He had played 14 innings against Australia without passing 50.

Though Bethell's profession has stalled since that New Zealand circuit - nan 22-year-old is still to make a first-class period - he made 71 for nan Lions against Australia A past weekend.

Despite their 2-0 lead, Australia will besides make changes for Adelaide. Captain Pat Cummins will return aft missing nan first 2 Tests pinch a backmost injury.

To make room for Cummins and Lyon, nan hosts look apt to omit Brendan Doggett, past 1 of his chap seamers - Scott Boland aliases Michael Neser.

Australia must besides determine connected opener Usman Khawaja, who missed nan 2nd Test pinch a backmost injury.

Travis Head and Jake Weatherald person formed a promising business successful his absence. If Khawaja does return, it would apt beryllium astatine nan disbursal of batter Josh Inglis, though Australia could time off some men retired successful favour of all-rounder Beau Webster successful bid to supply screen for nan returning Cummins.