Australia have turned the corner

Australia have introspected hard and are on track towards reclaiming a high place in the rankings, says Peter Roebuck in the Hindu.

One report has been produced and already several of its recommendations have been adopted. The selection panel has been sacked, a new head coach has been sought, specialists have been hired and a more professional and rigorous approach has been adopted across the board.

In short Australia's response to its drift from first to fifth in the rankings has been ruthless. The stables have been cleaned out. Those in charge deserve credit for putting their own positions in peril. That does not happen in countries where people come to the game for the wrong reasons, vanity or opportunism or the social milieu.