Batting failures roasted by Cook

FORMER captain Sir Alastair Cook says England are not learning from their mistakes after another embarrassing ash batting collapse.

- NEIL NAISMITH

They are staring defeat in the face in the second Test in Adelaide after ending day three 282 runs behind Australia, who have nine second-innings wickets left.

Joe Root and Dawid Malan's stand of 138 had taken England to a position of promise at 150-2 but a familiar tumble after lunch saw them bowled out for 236.