McCullum says defends England's Ashes preparations

Head coach Brendon McCullum, speaking to Test Match Special about whether he wishes England did anything different in their preparation: "Not from a preparation point of view.

"If anything, we trained too much. We had five intense training sessions leading into this game.

"Something as a coach you have to be aware of. Sometimes there is a tendency to overdo things to make up for it.

"As we all know in this game it is played in the top two inches. We all have to find a way to ensure that we feel prepared physically, technically and we are ready for the battle, but also to make sure we are fresh and make sure we can make those decisions in the heat of the games."