5 reasons for Australia's turnaround in the Ashes

Fielding and DRS

Peter Siddle of Australia and the Australian team celebrate the wicket of Ian Bell of England after he was given out by the DRS.

The Aussies have been fluid and spot-on with their fielding, which when contrasted with the English’s, looks pretty far removed. They have managed to convert less than half chances into full-fledged catches (Warner’s blinder for ex), the long boundaries well manned, and the wicket keeping exceptional.

The English seem like having a hard time in this department too. Especially so for Bresnan, who has seen quite a number of catches go down off his bowling.

Then there is the use of DRS, with which they have almost always been spot-on. After the fiascoes which cropped up every other day in the preceding Ashes series, this time around there has been less hue and cry, and the Aussies have been spot on, courtesy Haddin largely.

Sharne Warne had labelled the English side as smug, and had warned, ‘If you lose respect for the game and the opposition, Cricket has a funny way of biting you on the backside’. Only if the bladders were big enough.