Keep the bowling attack fit and healthy over the next 18 months and there is no reason why Australia cannot break a drought that stretches back to 2001 and win the next Ashes series in England. In fact it looks there for the taking if they do.
Right now Steve Smith is a blessed Test captain who possesses an envious blend of bowlers in Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon. Never before have a side had only four wicket-takers over the course of a five-match series but is easy to see how it occurred.
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