Not in Australia's wildest dreams could they have believed they would be 2-0 up in this Ashes series after playing only six days of cricket.
They were put under the pump by England in the first Test in Perth, then pulled off an incredible turnaround.
It put them on a wave of confidence going into the second Test in Brisbane, where they gave England a lesson in how to play Test cricket, particularly day-night Test cricket.
This series is not dead, but it's not far from it. If England don't win the third Test in Adelaide, it will get embarrassing.
I got a close look at England's style during the 2023 Ashes in the UK. For all of the talk about this tour being their chance to finally win a series in Australia, there was a lot of scepticism in this country about the way England play.
