England coach accepts lack of preparation could have led to Ashes humiliation
Head coach Brendon McCullum has admitted England's lack of the preparation will justifiably be questioned after surrendering the Ashes to Australia inside 11 days.
Jofra Archer out for remainder of Ashes tour, Jacob Bethell set to play Boxing Day Test
Fast bowler Gus Atkinson comes back into the team to replace Archer while Jacob Bethell will bat at number three ahead of the dropped Ollie Pope.
It will be Bethell's Ashes debut and a serious test of the 22-year-old's talent having not yet made a century in 26 first-class matches.
Losing Archer is a big blow for tourists as the paceman has, alongside Ben Stokes, been England's best player in the series as they find themselves 3-0 down.
Archer was sent for a scan in Melbourne on Tuesday after a limited workload in the second innings of the Adelaide Test, and will return to the UK next week to be assessed.
Shoaib Bashir has once again been overlooked despite captain Stokes insisting he is England number one spinner.
Will Jacks will continue as a spin-allrounder and fast bowler Josh Tongue retains his place.
England XI: 1 Zak Crawley, 2 Ben Duckett, 3 Jacob Bethell, 4 Joe Root, 5 Harry Brook, 6 Ben Stokes (captain), 7 Jamie Smith (wk), 8 Will Jacks, 9 Gus Atkinson, 10 Matthew Potts, 11 Josh Tongue.
England on the brink as Lyon and Cummins put Australia in control of Ashes series
England are staring down the barrel of an Ashes series defeat after Australia's Nathan Lyon broke their resistance late on day four of the third Test in Adelaide.
The Ashes: Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon put England on the ropes in Adelaide
Australia ended day 2 of the third Ashes Test well on top as they reduced England to 213/8 in pursuit of 371 to set a first innings lead in Adelaide on Thursday.
'Snicko' controversy in the Ashes as Alex Carey suggests he was caught behind
There was controversy following the first day of the third Ashes Test in Adelaide when the supplier of the 'Snicko' technology admitted an error after Australia's Alex Carey suggested he was out caught behind.