Australia Level the Ashes Series at 1-1
Australia showed grit and determination that has been missing from some of their recent performances against England to level the current Ashes series 1 – 1.
They won by a convincing 267 runs in the third Ashes test at the Waca in Perth, with the last 5 English lasting only 50 minutes.
The next test takes place on Boxing Day in Melbourne, where England will need to recreate some of the earlier form that saw their opening batsman knock the Australian bowlers around the ground with disdain.
Australia named an unchanged squad for the up coming match in Melbourne straight after the game. Melbourne will be very different from Perth as a ground, the air is much damper whereas Perth has a very hard, dry wicket that keep the ball bouncing with some ferocity. It is likely to reminiscent of Adelaide where England had success earlier in this tour.
Whatever happens it looks like the Ashes are shaping up to be a real contest after it looked like England would run away with it after the astonishing form that they showed in the warm up games coming into the test.
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