Aussie media accuse England of 'not even trying'
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Australian media have continued to mock England's cricketers for taking a holiday in Noosa after going 2-0 down in the Ashes.
Brisbane's Courier-Mail even claims England are "not even trying anymore" on its front page, with a picture of touring players applying suncream to each other's backs under the headline, 'Bodyline'.
England won the 1932-33 Ashes in Australia using bowling tactics that targeted a batter's body with short-pitched deliveries known as fast leg theory but coined as Bodyline. The approach led to ill feeling between England and Australia and prompted a change to the laws.
England's four-day break in the beach resort on Queensland's Sunshine Coast has offered plenty of material for Australian newspapers.
The Advertiser, a tabloid based in Adelaide, where the third Test starts on Wednesday (23:30 GMT Tuesday), used the same photo of England players applying suncream alongside the headline, 'Rub a dub duds'.
Meanwhile, The Daily Telegraph - based in Sydney - have used the headline, 'Surfed & Turfed' below a photo of England captain Ben Stokes
All three newspapers are also carrying a story claiming England snubbed a meeting with Aussie Rules side Brisbane Lions in favour of their time in Noosa.
The break was planned before the Ashes series began and was arranged in conjunction with Cricket Australia. England have three training sessions at the Adelaide Oval scheduled from Sunday.
