5 reasons why the Aussies could make a winning comeback

5 reasons why the Aussies could make a winning comeback: Given the recent trends while playing home and away, fortunes of the sides are pretty much predictable when they tour abroad. Keeping that aspect in mind one has got to take your hats off to the Australian fightback in the recently concluded second Ashes test with some seriousness. They have pretty much ensured their detractors hide their face after the comprehensive routing of the English. Those who argued that Aussies are home track bullies are nowhere to be seen now. They have responded aggressively to the English challenge and hit back with some venom. This places the Ashes perfectly for an even more heated battle in the remaining tests. With most of the guys back in form they are as much the favourites to take the series as the English. And thus its a perfect scenario to list out the 5 reasons why the Aussies could make a winning comeback: 1. The batsmen putting up a perfectly Aussie show: Chris Rogers Steve Smith. (© Getty Images) At Cardiff the major issue was the Australian batting’s abrupt failure. With the likes of names in the batting line up and a flat pitch it was somewhat surprising. But Lords was a totally different story. From the point Clarke won the toss and decided to bat, it was just about the willow. They plundered the English attack all over the park. Rogers and Smith made the England bowlers dance to their tunes and scored 65 more runs than what England could put up both innings combined. Even the second innings brought no respite and the Aussies declared with just two down for over 250. These can well be the warning signs for the England side in the upcoming tests. 2. Steve Smith bangs back to form: Steve Smith. (© Getty Images) All doubts over Steve Smith’s ability to adapt to the English conditions were put to rest as the Aussie run machine played perhaps the knock of his test career. Having failed badly in the opening test it was a much needed boost for the Kangaroos. Smith became the first Australian to score a double ton and a 50 in the same Ashes match. This was also the first double ton by an Aussie overseas after Jason Gillespie. He was the driving force behind Australia’s dominance at lords. From the English point of view, Trevor Bayliss and company have plenty of reasons to be worried as the number one test batsman looks to be in ominous touch. If he gets going he could well steal the show. 3. The Mitchell Johnson factor: Mitchell Johnson. (© Getty Images) The ECB’s major efforts before the series were all about nullifying Johnson with dead tracks. And look what has happened. They have ended up neutralizing their own bowlers and also found out that you can do everything possible but a world class bowler still finds a way. Bowling with serious pace he took 6 wickets and was pretty much unplayable at times. The ghosts of the previous Ashes might well come back to haunt England if they do not take him seriously. Known for his ability to run through batting orders this fiery left arm pacer may well be the trump card for the Aussies. 4. The team changes paying off: Australia. (© Getty Images) It took some guts to drop a senior guy like Shane Watson and take young Mitchell Marsh in his place. Brad Haddin’s omission for the debutant Peter Nevill also could not have been an easy decision. While Marsh bowled exceedingly well in the second innings Nevill gave a good account of himself with his wicket-keeping skills. Both justified their selections by giving healthy contributions to the Australian performance. If they continue to prosper it would be difficult to stop the Aussie juggernaut. 5. The margin of victory and the three Mitchells: (© Getty Images) It is one thing to defeat your opposition and quite another to decimate it. This is exactly what the Aussies inflicted upon the English courtesy the three Mitchs- Johnson, Stark and Marsh. The three wrecked havoc in the English batting order and ensured that their team were comfortable conquerors by a massive margin of 405 runs. This is an encouraging sign specially considering the varied skills they bring to the table.

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