The Ashes 2013: 1st Test, Day 4 - Five players to watch out for

4. Chris Rogers

Chris Rogers

The 35-year-old Australian was one of the few players who applied themselves to the task in the first innings. He was unable to anchor the innings for a long period of time as he would have liked to do ideally, but he showed that he had the ability to do so.

He must play the kind of role that Alastair Cook played in the English innings by plugging an end entirely even if that means going at a snail’s pace. He will be complemented by the presence of Shane Watson at the other end who is a natural stroke-maker and hence the runs will come.

Australia cannot afford to have the kind of meltdown that they had in the first innings. The effectiveness of the middle order including Michael Clarke will increase manifold if they are protected from the early burst of fast bowling.