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The latest edition of Wisden is \u00adunsparing in its criticism of England\u2019s Test team, describing their Ashes defeat in Australia<\/a> as a \u201cwing-and-a-prayer\u201d campaign that ended up \u201cfeckless, reckless and legless\u201d.<\/p>\n Published this Thursday, the sport\u2019s longstanding bible has a strong Indian flavour to its awards. Haseeb Hameed, captain of title-winning Nottinghamshire<\/a>, is the sole Englishman among the five \u00adplayers of the year, with Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja and \u00adMohammed Siraj recognised for their roles in last year\u2019s memorable 2-2 Test series draw in England<\/a>.<\/p>\n But the nature of England\u2019s 4-1 defeat in Australia \u2013 a tour derailed by a poor buildup<\/a>, lurching tactics<\/a>, and accusations of an unprofessional approach off the field<\/a> \u2013 leads this year\u2019s notes, with the editor, Lawrence Booth, saying it is \u201chard to think of a privilege so carelessly squandered, a chance so blithely spurned\u201d.<\/p>\n Booth writes: \u201cMuch of the misery was self-inflicted: from the paper-thin preparation, via a string of \u00adschoolboy dismissals, to the revelation of Harry Brook\u2019s scrape with a nightclub bouncer in New Zealand<\/a>. England were feckless, reckless and\u00a0legless.\u201d<\/p>\n