By Adam Collins
THIS is not the Adelaide you remember. The last time England were here, it was the first time a drop-in pitch was used at the famous old ground with the brand new grandstands.
The previous 11 Tests had generated 12 scores in excess of 500 in the driest state of the driest continent. Australia followed suit, tallying 570 before declaring, exhausting Alastair Cook’s tourists both physically and emotionally. Mitchell Johnson did the rest.
That was then. This weekend when the current Ashes resume, the pitch and weather will be far more in keeping with how England like it. ...