England's Ashes boot camp

Okay, this isn't your average bootcamp – more of a Haven holiday retreat if we're honest. Not like Australia's gruelling stint in the outback before the 2006-07 Ashes. Still, England's coaches have decided that five days of sleeping rough, eating cold beans and beating one another up should help them to win the precious urn, so who are we to argue? Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images

England captain Andrew Strauss leads by example, giving team-mate Tim Bresnan an almighty whack during a boxing 'exercise' Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images

Next up, Monty Panesar dons his gloves and prepares for the worst Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images

He's up against the flailing fists of Steven Finn Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images

Strauss looks pretty chuffed with himself. Andy Flower has just ruled him the victor of a bout with Chris Tremlett Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images

But Yorkshireman Bresnan is, unsurprisingly, the overall winner Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images

Paul Collingwood seems determined to win a push-up challenge. Don't know how many he's done so far but he's about two short of popping a blood vessel. Steady on, Paul – you'll give yourself another migraine Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images

The players gather round the camp fire before settling in for the night. Only four tents? Could be cosy Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images

James Tredwell and Ian Bell huddle around the fire. Bell seems to be eating some kind of noodles. Luxury noodles by the look of it. You don't get packaging like that in Lidl Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images

Collingwood and Panesar go for a wander Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images

Panesar looks lost Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images

Whatever Graeme Swann just said, Bresnan is lapping it up. Nice cammies, too Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images

Time for a bit of abseiling now. Ideally there should be a cliff face for this activity, but Eoin Morgan doesn't seem perturbed by the lack of one Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images

Ah there's one. Panesar isn't exactly delighted at the prospect of dangling himself on a rope, but peer pressure forces him over the edge Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images

Even with the ground in sight, Monty still looks panicked Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images

Now that's more like it: Swann abandons all the training he's been given and plummets over the edge. Top marks. Good job Freddie isn't here, else this trip really could get dangerous Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images