Australia win the Ashes 5-0

Australia's drubbing of England told a story of one team's complete domination over the other. An analysis of what worked for the Aussies and what didn't for the English. (AFP Photo)

Darren Lehmann: When the former batsman took over as coach, the team was in shambles. The Aussies were mauled 4-0 in India and looked like a divided house. Lehmann gave the team confidence, lightened the dressing room, put his money on players like little-known Chris Rogers and "trouble-makers" David Warner and Shane Watson. Under Lehmann, these players metamorphosed into match-winners. (AFP Photo)

Mitchell Johnson: The single-biggest factor that enabled Australia to dominate the contest completely. He scarred the Englishmen with his pace and bounce and re-invented the 'bodyline' era. He also swung the ball at pace. With 37 wickets, Johnson equalled the record for most wickets by a left-arm fast bowler in a Test series - Bill Whitty (Aus) had taken 37 vs South Africa in Australia in 1910-11. (AFP Photo)

Brad Haddin: On the first day of the series at Brisbane, Australia had slumped to 132/6. They needed a hero, and found one in Haddin. The old pro slammed 93 to swing the Test around, setting a trend for the series. Time and again, he pulled the hosts out of a hole to thwart English bids to come back into the contest. Haddin, with 493 runs and 22 dismissals (all caught) is the first Aussie stumper to complete the double of 400 runs and 20 dismissals in a Test series. His series total is a record by an Aussie wicket-keeper. (AFP Photo)

Michael Clarke: Going into the series, Michael Clarke was under severe pressure. Another Ashes defeat, and he would have lost his captaincy. In this backdrop, while Clarke the batsman was only a modest success, by his standards, as the skipper, he made the boys rediscover their aggression. Clarke ensured his 'boys' were at England's throat all the time. (AFP Photo)

Perfect support cast: While Johnson and Haddin played the lead roles in the Aussie triumph, many others chipped in with critical contributions at different times. The likes of Chris Rogers, David Warner, Steve Smith, Ryan Harris, Nathan Lyon put their hands up to make sure there was no respite for England. (AFP Photo)

5-0 series whitewash: Australia are the first team to record 5-0 series whitewash five times while England are the first to lose five series by 5-0 margin, three of them to Aussies. In all, there have been 10 5-0 whitewashes in Test history. The total playing days in this series were 21, one less than the number during Australia's 5-0 win under Ricky Ponting in 2006-07. Australia became only the fourth side in history to go through a five-match series unchanged. (AFP Photo)

Trott's exit: This nightmarish tour started on a horrible note for England when leading batsman Jonathan Trott left the squad citing 'psychological illness' after the first Test itself. It was clear that Johnson's bouncers had scarred him mentally. (AFP Photo)

Swann's retirement: After the third Test in Perth, off-spinner Graeme Swann announced his sudden retirement. It was the straw that broke the camel's back. (Reuters Photo)

Failure of Pietersen: Kevin Pietersen arrived in Australia on the cusp of his 100th Test. By the end of the series, there was talk of his retirement too. (AFP Photo)

Anderson sorted out: The 'best swing bowler in the world,' James Anderson, managed only 14 wickets at 43.92. Other seniors like Ian Bell and Matt Prior too failed abjectly. England bowlers could not win a single LBW decision in the first four Tests of the series. (Reuters Photo)

Captain Cook a disaster: Shane Warne had predicted before the Ashes that if England retained Alastair Cook as the captain, they were certain to lose. The forecast proved to be bang on. Cook flopped on every front. A man, who had amassed 766 runs during the last tour Down Under, had just 246 to show this time. His captaincy was uninspiring and too defensive. (Reuters Photo)

Poor fielding: England had the reputation of being one of the better fielding units, but they were at their worst in this series, spilling catches galore through the series. (AP Photo)

The No.3 blunder: After Trott left the party, England blundered by playing Joe Root at No. 3 and not Ian Bell. While Root was found lacking against quality pace, Bell, at No.5, was left to do damage control all the time. England tried out 18 men in the series. (AFP Photo)

Emergence of Stokes: All-rounder Ben Stokes, who made his debut in the second Test in Adelaide before scoring a century in Perth and then took a six-wicket haul in Sydney, was the only England player to emerge with any credit. (AFP Photo)