England's problems are clear, with the management still looking for a viable long-term solution to a batting line-up that relies heavily on the form of Cook and his vice-captain, Joe Root; the pair scored 935 runs between them in the series, compared to the 498 contributed by Alex Hales, James Vince and Gary Ballance.
All of these vegetables will hold their form when cooked for long periods of time, but since they don't require quite as much heat as meat or root vegetables, they should be placed further away from the lower heating element.
Some will point to the dramatic return to form of Alastair Cook and Kevin Pietersen, England's batting heroes of the first two Tests.
The Ellisons lived on worm-infested beans and stale bread until rescue came in the form of the Cooks, a rich black family from Oklahoma, who were passing through Indiana on their way back to the territory.
Think instead of jambalaya in sausage form: cooked pork meat and liver, and rice, stuffed into a casing and steamed or broiled.
The rise of an almost extreme form of localism with cooks such as Sweden's Magnus Nilsson at Faviken, or this year's Observer Food Monthly Awards Best Restaurant winner Simon Rogan of L'Enclume in Cumbria, helped reintroduce the idea of place and time to our diet by connecting with the farmers, growers and food of their region.
Which deals with one of the peculiarities of the play: our anti-heroine has an admirer in the form of an army cook – but in most productions it's not clear why he should want to dip his ladle into her pot.
Kevin Pietersen, Matt Prior, Graeme Swann, James Anderson and the form of captain Alastair Cook are all a concern, but I'd only be in favour of making one or two alterations rather than opting for sweeping changes.
Both of the previous shows had what co-producer John Markus calls "wild cards" in the form of talented backyard cooks, but this week's contestants all have mantelpieces overflowing with trophies.
These foods were ready-to-heat meals typically purchased from food-service establishments, grocery stores or supermarkets (in the form of frozen, partially or completely cooked pre-packaged meals).
