[Getty Images]BBCMon, November 24, 2025 at 11:17 PM UTC·1 min readEngland lost the first Ashes Test because they do "respect conditions" and will "keep getting egg on their face" if they do not change, says former Australia opener Simon Katich.
The tourists gave away a positive position with an batting collapse in the afternoon session of day two before Australia romped to an eight-wicket win inside two days.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementOllie Pope, Joe Root and Harry Brook were all out playing attacking drives outside off stump.
"The reason we are seeing what we are seeing is because the rhetoric remains the same," Katich told BBC Radio 5 Live's Cricket Show.
"Always doubling down, always playing this aggressive cricket.
"That is fine when conditions are in your favour. They don't respect the conditions when they are against them. That was plain to see in Perth.
"If they want to go against traditions of 100-odd years of Test cricket, they will keep coming out with egg on their face."
Former England assistant coach Paul Farbrace added: "There were so many poor shots in the second innings.
"There are times when it borders on arrogance and that is when it becomes frustrating."
