Gabba gripe reveals England's misery THE threat to Brisbane's standing as a future Ashes Test venue has lifted but not, it seems, England's siege mentality. Cricket Australia officials were thrown into a flap yesterday after the appearance of a story written by former England fast bowler Derek Pringle in the London Telegraph that the England and Wales Cricket Board wanted Brisbane dropped from future Ashes itineraries as punishment for the boorish behaviour of Gabba spectators and the local media, especially in their treatment of paceman Stuart Broad.