WIZARD OF OZ

Strauss plan to break losing spell Down Under

- FROM RORY DOLLARD

SIR ANDREW STRAUSS has warned that firing Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes will not be enough to end England's “one-sided” horror shows in Australia.

The former England skipper was the last man to win an away Ashes series back in 2011.

He insists the root of the problem is a broken system rather than the men in charge.

The heat is now on McCullum as head coach, while captain Stokes may find it hard to stay if their 3-0 predicament becomes a 5-0 whitewash.

The fourth Test starts at the MCG at 11.30pm UK time on Christmas Day.

Strauss (right) led a famous 3-1 triumph in 2010-11, but since then England have lost 16 and drawn just two of their last 18 Tests Down Under.

But he has urged the top brass to look beyond the knee-jerk reaction of firing and hiring.