‘Aussie Snoozeball’ hinted at a dreaded future. How England have changed course of Test cricket

Yippee! An actual victory. Not a ‘moral win’ to be added as a footnote. Thank goodness. England were becoming embarrassing, bleating on about being unlucky, about taking pride in performance and all that sort of guff. But the fifth Test win brooked no argument.

Sure, England’s fortunes took an upturn with a sneaky change of ball and a little fiddle with the bail before Stuart Broad’s final double-bubble act. I know. I know. The series has…