how much more match practice

does the MCC need? I'm not sure if the English cricket team is still called the MCC - Marylebone Cricket Club - but I'll refer to it as that as a matter of convention and also I don't like to use the term Pommies as it is not appreciated and could even be abusive if not racist.
But I heard this morning the coach saying his team needed some more match practice. Goodness gracious me. These blokes play all year round and they need more match practice? They are just not good enough. I forget when they were last competitive but the only reason they won in England two years ago was Warne and McGrath were not playing most of the time.
The advertisers used all the tricks to entice people that this Ashes series would be the greatest series of all time, ticket sales were limited (so we were told). Hyperbole knew no end.
Why go watch a game when the result is predictable? Sport used to be enjoyable when there was competition and when it it was played with sportsmanship. England is not competitive and Australia is so ungracious about its winning that the spectacle will appeal only to the jingoists of which there is no shortage among the aussies. At least the League fans accept the truth - look how empty the stands were last Saturday. Ironically it would have been a good match as England won against the odds. I hope the MCC wins - for their sake, for the game's sake, and to teach the Australian team a bit of humility and grace.