The Ashes: England batsmen have to be braver if they are to turn things around vs Australia, says Shane Watson

England's batters have to be braver in the third Ashes Test in Melbourne if they are to haul themselves back into the series, former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson said.

Former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson has called for England batsmen to be braver in the remaining three Tests of The Ashes if they are to "turn things around" in the five-match series.

England's struggles with the bat led to their downfall in the first-two Tests in Brisbane (by 275 runs) and Adelaide (by 9 wickets). The visitors are yet to score 300 runs in an innings in the Ashes and have just two batters - Dawid Malan & Joe Root - averaging over 40 in the series.