«Sane Cricket Beats Brainless Baseball»

'Ben Stokes' the decision to announce was pointless' says a Telegraph reader. Photo: Stu Forster/Getty Images.

While England looked set to win on the epic final day of the first Ashes Challenge, a great partnership between Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon helped Australia seal an outstanding two-wicket win and 1-0 in the Ashes.

From England captain Ben Stokes' controversial statement on the first day to the Buzzball philosophy that the English team displayed over the course of five days, Telegraph readers had a lot to discuss. in the comments section.

Read on to find out what they had to say:

«It was stupid to claim on the first day when Root was still accumulating runs» Ashes First Test: «Claim on the first day when Root was still «I like Ben Stokes, but it was a ridiculously bad captaincy» Ashes First Test: «I like Ben Stokes, but it was a ridiculously bad captaincy» «Bazball is no genius» is recklessness» Ashes First Test comment: «Buzzball» 'not genius is recklessness' 'Bring back Mark Wood that offers authentic pace' Ashes First Test comment: 'Bring back Mark Wood that offers authentic pace' What do you think England needs to change to change its destiny?Join the conversation in the comment section below