5 reasons why England look stronger than Australia for the Ashes

#5 Australia’s fragile batting line-up

Warner and Smith have done the bulk of the scoring and the Aussies heavily depend on these two

It is no secret that Australia depend a lot on their captain and vice-captain. It can also be said the Aussies are a touch over-dependent on Steve Smith and David Warner. They generally do the bulk of the scoring. Renshaw has shown grittiness but averages about 37 after 10 Tests. Smith himself is unsure of his batting position and has been revolving around No. 3 and No. 4.

Apart from Smith and Warner, the only other batsman who exudes confidence is Peter Handscomb. The No. 6 position is another which is uncertain. Matthew Wade isn’t guaranteed a place in the XI anymore as he hasn’t performed with the bat for quite a while now.

So, Australia’s batting line-up at present doesn’t instil any sort of fear in the opposition. And with at least 3 positions uncertain in the top 7, wouldn’t it be apt to use the word fragile for Australia’s batting line-up?