1.   We had the overall team batting performance against wily Tom Glavine Monday.

2.   Rameez and Aamir were the only players to reach double figures in an otherwise disappointing batting performance from the tourists, who only arrived in Australia on Tuesday.

3.   Australia made the Ashes more secure with a forceful batting performance on the first day of the fifth cricket Test against England Thursday.

4.   Australia has stranglehold in the third Ashes cricket test after another poor batting performance by England on a turning pitch at Adelaide Oval on Sunday.

5.   Both reached half-centuries for the only bright spots in an otherwise drab Indian batting performance.

6.   But he was proved wrong on Tuesday as India put up a superb batting performance.

7.   But standout batting performances by team captain Mike Atherton and wicketkeeper Jack Russell enabled the visitors to hold on for a draw in a marathon final innings.

8.   Earlier another strong Australian batting performance was briefly undermined by local hero Darren Gough.

9.   He answered in Jamaica, where most of his sternest critics remain, with an inspirational batting performance that should have cemented his position as skipper.

10.   His leadership qualities are unrivalled, but his future in the Australian team remains uncertain due to consistently poor batting performances.