5 reasons for Australia's turnaround in the Ashes

Aussie Batting

Michael Clarke

Last Ashes, it seemed the decimation was largely due to Aussie batting. But this time around, it is coming good, and how.Far removed from the scenes from England, where they batted as though being seen with a bat was a non-bail able offence, they have batted like champions throughout this series.

Someone or the other has risen to the occasion when need be. Clarke came good, and so did Warner, who arguably has been the best of the lot, seems to have matured in these intervening months after the scuffle with Root. Commentators kept blabbering about his family being well settled now, his dad being around to see him bat, making you maudlin and all. But as you think on these lines, he gives Anderson a send-off!

Then there is Watson, who was being seen as overstaying his place in the side. He threw his wicket away better than Muralitharan could throw the ball from the long boundaries on more than one occasion. But he hit a brutal, albeit not so graceful, ton after what seemed like ages when it mattered in the third fixture, and has been chipping in with wickets as well.

Rogers has been working up a few fifties, and a big one seems due any day.

Haddin and Smith have worked up individual tons. Haddin especially has been a revelation.

It won’t be surprising if they come up with a statement that they have surprised themselves as a batting unit.