Former England captain Geoffrey Boycott expressed frustration that England's Ashes team took until the fourth Test to discover a winning formula, despite securing a four-wicket victory in the Boxing Day Test. He credited the win to better cricket, particularly excellent bowling that was fuller and straighter, and singled out Brydon Carse for his five-wicket haul. Boycott questioned why the team's successful approach, which dismissed Australia for low scores, wasn't adopted earlier in the series.