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For all that England have been criticised, Australia deserve a huge amount of credit.<\/p>\n
If England had been told they would play an Australia team without all of Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon, they would have been rubbing their hands with glee.<\/p>\n
And yet, Australia pulled off victory in Brisbane with all of their other players standing up.<\/p>\n
Mitchell Starc has been absolutely outstanding, supported by Michael Neser, Scott Boland and Brendan Doggett.<\/p>\n
Alex Carey put in an absolute masterclass behind the stumps, possibly the best wicketkeeping performance I’ve ever seen – and I played with Ian Healy and Adam Gilchrist.<\/p>\n
Perhaps the biggest revelation for Australia has been the shift in the batting order.<\/p>\n
Before the series, when there seemed to be a lot of discussion about the Australia line-up, I said there was only really a debate about one area – Usman Khawaja’s opening partner.<\/p>\n
That debate has been settled, just not in a way anyone expected.<\/p>\n
Ever since Travis Head stuck his hand up to open when Khawaja got hurt in Perth, Australia have looked like a different team. Now, there seems to be the opportunity for Head and Jake Weatherald to cement themselves as the opening pair.<\/p>\n
Khawaja might find it tough to get back in, although Australia coach Andrew McDonald has suggested he could bat at number five.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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