What is happening with the Aussies? They appear to have gone from

[Hillary]

very inept to world beaters rather quickly. Perhaps we weren't so bad after all.

[PSRB]

Still not convinced about their batters

[Chief Arrowhead]

[Hillary]

When you consider the sorry air they cut in India and over here, that's some turnaround.

[PSRB]

Australian

Far more in your face cricket than recently

[Hillary]

[PSRB]

[redgunamo]

It's unusual to have the luxury of a really good look at decent opposition, even in defeat, before immediately taking them on again having used the time to do the tweaking you needed to do.

There does seem to be a certain freshness about them, despite many of the same players being used.

[redgunamo]