DOWN-UNDER ACHIEVERS

Ashes fiasco... but Key's still backing McCullum

- BY JOSHUA PECK

CRICKET chief Rob Key has admitted England have been at “20 percent capacity” in their dreadful Ashes campaign.

But he backed under-fire head coach Brendon McCullum to stay in his role.

Not much has gone right for England Down Under with the urn gone and the tourists 3-0 down after just 11 days of action.

It has taken England's winless run in Australia to 18 matches with Tests still to come in Melbourne and Sydney.

England had been tipped by many to win this winter's Ashes with Australia weakened by injuries to their bowling attack and an unsettled batting lineup.