[Jimbuna]

England arrived at the penal colony yesterday to begin preparations for the November start of the next Ashes series.

England are clear favourites to make it four in a row and rightly so but before a ball is bowled I must admit to being underwhelmed by the whole farcical situation....the last series was only a couple of months ago, the series having been played for decades on a biennial basis.

Personally I blame the greed of the sponsors and predict that should this become a regular thing then the series will diminish in value in the eyes of supporters.

I'll obviously be watching from home and hoping for an English victory but it won't be with the usual fervour and passion I usually have.