Australian media claim 'moral lead' after Lord's massacre


  • Cricket
  • Monday, 20 Jul 2015

Cricket - England v Australia - Investec Ashes Test Series Second Test - Lord?s - 19/7/15 Australia's Mitchell Johnson celebrates after dismissing England's Moeen Ali Reuters / Philip Brown Livepic

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Australian media were united in their view that the Mitchell Johnson-inspired humiliation of England at Lord's on Sunday marked a decisive shift in the balance of power in the Ashes series.

Chastened after England's victory in the opening test in Cardiff, their collective dander was very much up after the hosts were vanquished by 405 runs inside four days in London.

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