[Getty Images]BBCWed, November 26, 2025 at 10:52 AM UTC·1 min readLegendary all-rounder Lord Botham says England "might as well go home now" if they are unwilling to change approach for the rest of the Ashes series.
Ben Stokes' side are 1-0 down in the five Test series after an eight-wicket defeat in Perth in the opening game.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThey were well positioned with a lead of 99 and nine second-innings wickets in hand at lunch on day two, but collapsed to 164 all out.
Travis Head then blazed a century as Australia wrapped up a two-day victory - the first in the Ashes for 104 years.
"It was horrendous, there's no other word for it," Lord Botham told PA News Agency.
"England need to fire up and fire up quickly. I'm fed up of hearing, 'this is the way we play'. If I hear it once more, I think I'll throw something at the television.
"If that's the way you play, you might as well go home now because it's going to be 5-0. They probably won't like me saying that but they need to need to get their heads around it. I want more pride when I see people pulling that sweater on."
