Sydney, Jan. 8 -- It was a memorable Ashes series for Alex Carey, both with the bat and wicketkeeping gloves as he joined legendary Adam Gilchrist to be the second wicketkeeper-batter with 300-plus runs and 25-plus dismissals within a single series.

Carey, who was excellent behind the stumps against pace and spin alike, had a series to remember, as he got plenty of nicks landing into his hands, scored his first Ashes ton at Adelaide, a series-sealing one and also had the privilege of hitting the winning runs, a boundary against Will Jacks to chase 160 successfully for Australia and win the series 4-1, handing 'Bazball' another massive failure despite its hype and pomp.

Carey ended the series as the batter with fourth-highest runs. He sc...