ramprakash remained as england batting coach for the ashes. in the first test england's batsmen performed well with joe root scoring a century as england won the first game. however, in the second test england collapsed in their second innings and suffered a heavy defeat. england won the third test by eight wickets, with ian bell scoring half centuries in both innings. root made his second hundred of the series in the fourth test as england won by an innings and 78 runs. in the final match of the series, england again collapsed, this time to 149 as australia secured an innings victory. although england won the series 3–2, joe root was the only england batsman to score a century and england only posted over 400 once. england's batting was generally good in the odi series against australia, as they went past 300 twice, with james taylor and eoin morgan impressing.