They came in as hot favourites to win this year’s Ashes, but things couldn’t have gone any worse for the English, as Australia completed what was only the third whitewash in the history of the competition.

Michael Carberry attempted to bring some hope to the English batting attack, but he could not have received a more transparent omen than when Ryan Harris bowled a delivery that smashed his bat in two.

And it’s not like he was klapping it, hey. A simple block on the front foot and boom – bat’s in half.

[Source : YouTube, Deadspin]