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Jonathan Agnew

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Test Match Special
The Ashes: Inquest begins for England as Australia make it 4-1

Those are the sort of decisions that...

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Inquest begins for England as Australia make it 4-1

that would have to be made.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Inquest begins for England as Australia make it 4-1

But I think somebody really has got to work out why this approach has not worked, particularly for those two leading batsmen in the team, Ollie Pope and Harry Brook.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Inquest begins for England as Australia make it 4-1

This system has not worked for them.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Inquest begins for England as Australia make it 4-1

It might be for entirely different reasons.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Inquest begins for England as Australia make it 4-1

One thing that Brendan McCullum has done as coach is kind of stripped back the backroom staff, radically reduced the numbers.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Inquest begins for England as Australia make it 4-1

No fielding coach here, and England have dropped, it must be around about 20 catches in the series.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Inquest begins for England as Australia make it 4-1

There are a few more in this game, some half chances, difficult half chances, ones that we saw Australia take in the series, crucial moments.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Inquest begins for England as Australia make it 4-1

So are we talking about change there as well?

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Inquest begins for England as Australia make it 4-1

Well, you definitely need a fielding coach.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Inquest begins for England as Australia make it 4-1

A fielding coach is his job.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Inquest begins for England as Australia make it 4-1

He's a specialist, and he has specialist routines that he does and he employs and he puts the players through to improve their fielding and their catching.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Inquest begins for England as Australia make it 4-1

You see it every morning.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Inquest begins for England as Australia make it 4-1

You see the other teams doing it.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Inquest begins for England as Australia make it 4-1

Brendan McCullum, that's not his job.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Inquest begins for England as Australia make it 4-1

He's not a fielding coach.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Inquest begins for England as Australia make it 4-1

He nicks the slip catches in the mornings, but he's not the man...

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Inquest begins for England as Australia make it 4-1

doing the drills that are so important and not just for catching but throwing at a stump.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Inquest begins for England as Australia make it 4-1

Those sort of moments in a game that are brought about through practice and through hard work and the fact that they've dropped all these catches when there is no fielding coach here.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Inquest begins for England as Australia make it 4-1

is a pretty obvious thing.