Why legend is now tipping 5-0 Ashes whitewash

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Former Australian skipper Ian Chappell says helium "can lone spot 5-nil" arsenic Australia and England finalise preparations for the Boxing Day Test astatine the MCG.

Australia has thrashed England successful some of the opening 2 matches, winning by 9 wickets successful Brisbane and 275 runs successful Adelaide.

England's meek capitulation truthful acold has raised the imaginable of a cleanable sweep, which would beryllium conscionable the 4th clip successful Ashes past that's occurred.

Speaking connected Wide World of Sports' Outside the Rope, Chappell said he's been disappointed by England's performances to date.

"I thought that England had to amusement immoderate existent combat in, preferably the archetypal one, if not the archetypal 1 decidedly the 2nd one," helium said.

"Having shown precise small fight, I tin lone spot 5-nil now. The lone crushed I was reasoning that England mightiness get a triumph was weather. I thought they mightiness get the champion of the weather, it hasn't happened, I lone spot 5-nil now."

Another erstwhile Australian skipper, Mark Taylor, besides expressed his disappointment astatine the tourists' struggles.

"I'm precise amazed to beryllium wholly honest, I thought the bid would beryllium person than it is," helium said.

"I've been disappointed with the mode England person bowled, their tactics person been questionable to accidental the least, and Australia person played precise well, they've been consistent, and they've kept the unit connected England.

"England haven't responded astatine all. I thought Australia would triumph the series, but I didn't deliberation it would beryllium 2-nil up with the margins of triumph we've seen."

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