The Ashes series 2013/14: 5 moments without which Australia couldn't have won the urn

3. Michael Clarke and Brad Haddin – Partnership in Adelaide

Australia got off to a great start with Shane Watson and Chris Rogers, before England found some inspiration and picked some quick wickets to reduce Australia to 258/5.

Australia could ill afford a collapse considering that the pitch was a flat one, with the 2nd and 3rd days supposed to be the best days for batting. That is when your need your experienced players to fire, and that is exactly what Clarke and Haddin did.

Each of them got to their individual hundreds en route to a partnership of 200, and that set Australia on their way to a huge 570, which was instrumental in them winning that game.