Melbourne — England coach Trevor Bayliss is concerned by his batsmen’s tendency to collapse and says starts will need to be converted into centuries if the touring side are to win the Ashes series against Australia. England’s batsmen are yet to score a hundred in their first two warm-up games since arriving in Australia but cruised to a 192-run win over a weak Cricket Australia XI in Adelaide. Yet in a worrying sign for England, the match also witnessed the Ashes holders lose four wickets for three runs and seven wickets for 47 during the second innings. "Sixties aren’t enough," Australian Bayliss said on Sunday. "We need 160s. "Batting collapses have been a concern for us for a little while. We have games like that where we lose wickets like that, and it is a concern. "The batsmen realise they have got to do better and they are working hard to do that." England’s batsmen will have another opportunity to get some big runs under their belt in the final warm-up match against a Cricket...
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