Write an article using the following points:

Former England opener Mark Butcher told fans not to watch the Ashes.
He said prepare for ‘an absolute hiding’ and a ‘horrendous six months’
England face Afghanistan in a World Cup dead rubber in Sydney on Friday.
England fans should hide behind the sofa rather than watch the Ashes this summer, says Mark Butcher. After a humiliating World Cup exit, England face a Test series in the West Indies, followed by series at home to New Zealand and Australia. Speaking to Radio 5 Live, the former England opener warned fans to expect an ‘absolute hiding’ and a ‘horrendous six months’. Butcher, who played in 71 Tests for England and scored eight centuries, added: ‘When Australia come, just don’t watch, hide behind the sofa.’ England's under siege captain and coach Eoin Morgan (left) and Peter Moores speak at the SCG. Former England opener Mark Butcher (right) has predicted the worst for the national team in the near future. Here England are preparing for a dead rubber against Afghanistan, with Peter Moores’ men having far more to lose than just a meaningless group match. The indications are that Moores will keep his job, at least for the Test series in the Caribbean, whatever happens at the Sydney Cricket Ground tomorrow, but the last thing he needs is another desperate defeat by minnows. The fact England turned up early yesterday for what used to be known as naughty-boy nets and had a full training session said everything about their need to take something from their worst-ever World Cup. Victory against Afghanistan would perhaps give Moores breathing space before the squad is announced on Tuesday for the three-Test series in the West Indies next month. England will be without Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes, two players who can still expect a one-day future, and it is far from certain that both will be able to take their places on the plane to St Kitts on April 2. Moores attempts to rally his troops on the SCG on Wednesday ahead of their match against Afghanistan. Moeen strained an abdominal muscle when bowling in the defeat by Bangladesh while Woakes has a ‘stress reaction’ in his left foot. It is to be hoped England give games to the two players yet to appear in this World Cup: James Tredwell and Ravi Bopara, who could then be making their final ODI appearances. After the World Cup England must start from scratch with a one-day squad who will be at or near their peak in 2019. That means there is little point in persevering in 50-over cricket beyond tomorrow with the likes of Tredwell, Bopara, Ian Bell, Stuart Broad or Jimmy Anderson, who said on Wednesday he wants to play on. His is not a view shared by former England wicketkeeper Matt Prior. Young England quick Chris Jordan works up a sweat during a tough day of training in the Sydney sunshine. In his Evening Standard column Prior wrote: ‘Men like Ian Bell, Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad... remain key members of the Test side, so perhaps it is time for them to concentrate solely on that form of the game, especially with an Ashes summer approaching.’ There is a familiar figure at the helm of the Afghan team in coach Andy Moles, the former Warwickshire batsman. He would have no qualms about piling on the misery for his homeland and said: ‘We still believe we’ve got a scare in us in this World Cup, especially if we show composure at the top of the order. If we hold our nerve and are at our best we can pull off a shock.’
Skriv en artikel med hjälp av följande punkter: Tidigare England öppnar Mark Butcher sade till fansen att inte titta på askan. Han sade förbereda sig för "en absolut gömma" och ett "horrendous sex månader" England möta Afghanistan i en VM död gummi i Sydney på fredag.
Write an article using the following points: Former England opens Mark Butcher told fans not to look at the ashes. He said prepare for "an absolute hide" and a "horrendous six months" England face Afghanistan in a World Cup dead rubber in Sydney on Friday.
Englands fans borde gömma sig bakom soffan istället för att titta på Askan i sommar, säger Mark Butcher. Efter en förödmjukande VM-avgång ställs England inför en testserie i Västindien, följt av serier hemma till Nya Zeeland och Australien. På tal till Radio 5 Live varnade den tidigare Englandöppnaren fansen för att förvänta sig ett ”absolut gömställe” och ett ”horrendous sex months”. Butcher, som spelade i 71 test för England och gjorde åtta århundraden, tillade: "När Australien kommer, bara inte titta på, gömma sig bakom soffan." Englands under belägring kapten och tränare Eoin Morgan (vänster) och Peter Moores talar på SCG. Tidigare England öppnar Mark Butcher (höger) har förutspått det värsta för landslaget inom en snar framtid. Här förbereder sig England för en död gummi mot Afghanistan, med Peter Moores män har långt mer att förlora än bara en meningslös gruppmatch. Det tyder på att Moores kommer att behålla sitt jobb, åtminstone för testserien i Karibien, vad som än händer på Sydney Cricket Ground imorgon, men det sista han behöver är ett annat desperat nederlag av Minnows. Det faktum att England dök upp tidigt igår för vad som brukade vara känt som stygga pojke nät och hade en full träning sade allt om deras behov av att ta något från deras värsta någonsin VM. Seger mot Afghanistan skulle kanske ge Moores andrum innan truppen tillkännages på tisdag för tre-test-serien i Västindien nästa månad. England kommer att vara utan Moeen Ali och Chris Woakes, två spelare som fortfarande kan förvänta sig en endags framtid, och det är långt ifrån säkert att båda kommer att kunna ta sina platser på planet till St Kitts den 2 april. Moores försöker samla sina trupper på SCG på onsdag inför deras match mot Afghanistan. Moeen ansträngde en magmuskel när han bowlade i Bangladeshs nederlag medan Woakes har en ”stressreaktion” i vänster fot. Det är att hoppas England ge spel till de två spelare ännu inte visas i detta VM: James Tredwell och Ravi Bopara, som då kunde göra sina sista ODI framträdanden. Efter VM måste England börja om från grunden med en endagstrupp som kommer att vara på eller nära sin topp 2019. Det betyder att det inte är någon idé att hålla ut i 50-över cricket efter imorgon med såna som Tredwell, Bopara, Ian Bell, Stuart Broad eller Jimmy Anderson, som sa att han vill spela på onsdag. Hans är inte en uppfattning som delas av före detta Englands wicketkeeper Matt Prior. Ung England snabb Chris Jordan arbetar upp en svett under en tuff dag av träning i Sydney solsken. I sin Evening Standard-kolonn skrev Prior: 'Män som Ian Bell, Jimmy Anderson och Stuart Broad... förblir viktiga medlemmar av testsidan, så kanske är det dags för dem att koncentrera sig enbart på den formen av spelet, särskilt med en Ashes sommar närmar sig.' Det finns en bekant figur vid rodret för det afghanska laget i tränaren Andy Moles, den tidigare Warwickshire batsman. Han skulle inte ha några betänkligheter om att pösa på eländet för sitt hemland och sade: "Vi tror fortfarande att vi har fått en skrämsel i oss i detta VM, särskilt om vi visar fattning i toppen av ordningen. Om vi håller modet uppe och är på bästa sätt kan vi få en chock.”
England's fans should hide behind the couch instead of watching the Ashes this summer," says Mark Butcher. After a humiliating World Cup departure, England faces a test series in the West Indies, followed by series at home to New Zealand and Australia. Speaking to Radio 5 Live, the former England opener warned fans not to expect an “absolute hideout” and a “horrendous six months”. Butcher, who played in 71 tests for England and scored eight centuries, added, "When Australia comes, just don't watch, hide behind the couch." England's under siege captain and coach Eoin Morgan (left) and Peter Moore's speaking at SCG. Former England opens Mark Butcher (right) has predicted the worst for the national team in the near future. Here England prepares for a dead rubber against Afghanistan, with Peter Moore's men having far more to lose than just a meaningless group match. That suggests that Moores will keep his job, at least for the Test series in the Caribbean, no matter what happens at the Sydney Cricket Ground tomorrow, but the last thing he needs is another desperate defeat by the Minnows. The fact that England appeared early yesterday for what used to be known as naughty boy nets and had a full training said all about their need to take something from their worst ever World Cup. Victory against Afghanistan might give Moore's breathing space before the squad is announced on Tuesday for the three-test series in the Caribbean next month. England will be without Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes, two players who can still expect a one-day future, and it is far from certain that both will be able to take their seats on the plane to St Kitts on April 2. The Moores are trying to rally their troops at SCG on Wednesday for their game against Afghanistan. Moeen strained an ab muscle as he bowled in Bangladesh's defeat while Woakes has a "stress reaction" in his left foot. It is to hope England give games to the two players not yet shown in this World Cup: James Tredwell and Ravi Bopara, who were then able to make their final ODI appearances. After the World Cup, England must start over from scratch with a one-day squad that will be on or near its peak in 2019. It means there's no point in holding out in 50-over cricket after tomorrow with people like Tredwell, Bopara, Ian Bell, Stuart Broad or Jimmy Anderson, who said he wants to play on Wednesday. His is not a view shared by former England wicketkeeper Matt Prior. Young England fast Chris Jordan works up a sweat during a tough day of training in Sydney sunshine. In his Evening Standard column, Prior wrote: 'Men as Ian Bell, Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad... remain important members of the test page, so perhaps it's time for them to concentrate solely on that form of the game, especially with an Ashe's summer approaching.' There's a familiar figure at the helm of the Afghan team in coach Andy Moles, the former Warwickshire batsman. He would have no misgivings about pummeling the misery of his homeland, saying: "We still think we've got a scare in us in this World Cup, especially if we show composure at the top of the order. If we keep up the courage and are in the best way we can get a shock.”