TREVOR BAYLISS: England must get ANGRIER! Joe Root’s men must learn from Jos Buttler’s defiance

England will know they have been outplayed in all facets of the game so far in these Ashes and every member of the side must dig deep now. The time for talking is over and they have to get out there and mix it up. They have to get a little angrier within.

There was an example of what they have to do to get back in this series, starting on Boxing Day in Melbourne, in the last day resolve in Adelaide of Jos Buttler.

He had that steeliness you need until he was out somewhat freakishly, treading on his stumps. It was like Jos was saying: ‘Stuff you, you’re not getting me out.’

England need to show more of the steeliness Jos Buttler demonstrated in Adelaide

Joe Root’s men need to find determination in all departments – especially in the field

England have to find that determination in all departments — batting, bowling and especially in the field. I reckon they have dropped eight catches they should have taken in the first two Tests and that is certainly not making life any easier for them.

Buttler showed the way with the bat and England have to start by showing they are capable of batting for long periods. But the key to that is being in that positive frame of mind so they are still able to take the opportunities to score when they come along.

That’s what Australia are doing. If you’re thinking positively as a batter you make good decisions. You leave the ball well, take singles and then put the bad ones away. So not only can England learn from Buttler’s approach but also from the opposition.

Look at Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith. They can prance around at the crease as if they have stepped on an ants’ nest but that is their way of getting into the zone. It’s a different zone from most people’s but it works for them.

I’m sure that’s what England will be talking about and trying to achieve now. But it’s easier said than done and if I had known the best way to hit back from two down in Australia when I was coach four years ago we might not have gone three down in Perth!

I’m obviously feeling for Chris Silverwood because I have been in his position. It’s not an easy job and he has the added responsibility of being the main selector.

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You have to feel for Chris Silverwood (right). It’s not an easy job and he has the added responsibility of being the main selector

When things are not going well selection can be a bit removed from the dressing room, but if the coach and captain are doing the selecting it stays within the group.

That can create another dynamic but Spoons has got to do what he thinks best and keep believing in himself and his decisions.

The moment you start listening to outside noise and that forms part of your opinions then the game is over.

The first thing he needs to do now is get that selection right at the MCG. I said last week I understood England’s dilemma ahead of the second Test because Australia had gone after Jack Leach in Brisbane but you really do need a spinner over here.

I am not in the selection meetings and don’t know what conversations have been had, but with Ben Stokes in the England team, four seamers should be enough. If four can’t do the job what’s a fifth one going to do?

I’m pretty sure England will take a spinner into the third Test but the decision might be whether it’s Leach or Dom Bess. I’d give Leach another go because having to bowl on that green seaming pitch in Brisbane with just 147 to defend wasn’t the easiest thing to do.

England have been outplayed by Australia in all facets of the game so far in these Ashes

There are four left-handers in the Australian top seven which could be an argument for Bess to play but there are also three pretty good right-handers, including their best two players in Smith and Labuschagne.

Mark Wood’s probable return might leave a bit of a tail if Chris Woakes is left out but I’ve always been a believer in a batter doing a batter’s job. You can’t be thinking about what your batting at eight and nine looks like. The top seven simply have to score the runs.

I think Haseeb Hameed and Ollie Pope are good young batters and will play a lot more Test cricket whether they are picked for Melbourne or not. They are the future but all players can go through tricky periods, especially at this stage of their careers. From a long-term point of view, at least it is a learning experience for them.

The question is who should come in if Joe Root and Silverwood want to make batting changes. Jonny Bairstow has experience and has scored runs in Australia before and Zak Crawley is another young player who has a good future.

But the problem England have is they haven’t played any cricket outside the Tests — and the name that has been coming up among Australian commentators is James Vince.

He is out here playing in the Big Bash and, like Bairstow, is experienced and would know what to expect. If Vince hadn’t been run out in Brisbane four years ago and made a big hundred it could have been the making of him. Who knows? Is he an option to drag into the team at the last moment now?

James Vince’s name has been mentioned in Australia as an outside choice for England

Meanwhile, I’m enjoying being back in Australian cricket after more than six years away, now coaching Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash, and we welcomed another English player to our squad last week in Saqib Mahmood.

We signed Saqib in the knowledge he may be called up to the Ashes squad at any time but as yet we haven’t heard anything from the England camp so he’s with us and got off to a great start in his first match with four wickets in his first two overs.

The Thunder are delighted to have him and looking forward to our derby against the Sixers on Boxing Day. With an eye, of course, on what is going on at the MCG.