The Ashes 2013: Five things Australia needs to do to recapture the Ashes

Michael Clarke needs to bat up the order

Clarke should be playing at no. 3

The best current Australian batsman in the longest version of the game is, without a doubt, Michael Clarke. He is one batsman who can accrue runs quickly when needed, as well as block the ball and hang in there during adversities. For any team to perform well in Test cricket, its best batsmen should be batting up the order with the opportunity to face more deliveries and settle down. Clarke is certainly the kind of a player who can really debilitate the bowlers once he gets his eye in. So the ideal position for him to bat would be No.3. The skipper needs to think aggressively and promote himself up the order rather than resorting to come in at No.5 to perform damage control.