A five-Test series generally takes a decisive turn by the end of the third Test, providing a glimpse into how the teams will negotiate the final two contests as resources generally start to dwindle and teams are routinely forced to make do with replacements.
That was absolutely not the case this Ashes. Resources were depleted from the outset, and yet Australia retained the urn at the first opportunity - the third Test in Adelaide.
England hit back to win the two-day Melbourne Test but that proved to be a flash in the pan. The Aussies fought their way to a five-wicket win in Sydney to complete a 4-1 series triumph, extending their hold over the urn to a decade.
Travis Head the deciding factor
In a series where two Tests finished inside two days and 400 was breached only twice across five Tests, here is a player who was asked to move from the middle order to open and ended up smashing
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