Michael Vaughan has launched a fresh attack on England's Ashes preparations, drawing bizarre comparisons to golf legend Tiger Woods and England football manager Thomas Tuchel. The former England captain questioned the team's readiness for the second Test against Australia at The Gabba in Brisbane, following their eight-wicket defeat in Perth.
Vaughan criticised England's decision not to have first-Test players feature in a two-day day-night warm-up match against a Prime Minister's XI ahead of the pink-ball Test. He argued that players should have practised with the pink ball to prepare for the conditions in Brisbane, where Australia have lost only one pink-ball Test.
Speaking on the Stick to Cricket podcast, Vaughan said: 'It's like if Tiger Woods goes to The Masters and says he's prepared by going on the crazy golf and got a couple of shots through the windmill and I'm ready. It is similar.' He also likened the situation to Thomas Tuchel taking a reserve team to play on a slow pitch with shortened matches before a World Cup.
England captain Ben Stokes has made one change to the side, bringing in Will Jacks for the injured Mark Wood. The second Ashes Test begins on November 21 at The Gabba, with live coverage on TNT Sports via discovery+ or Prime Video.
