Melbourne, Nov. 11 -- With the Ashes set to commence from November 21 at Perth, plenty of Australian stars have found rhythm and got game time heading into the all-important rivalry, a massive series in their chase for the ICC World Test Championship Mace.

From Steve Smith's lone resistance in Sydney to Cameron Green's lively spells in Perth, the Sheffield Shield doubled as the perfect Ashes warm-up.

Smith, Green, Scott Boland, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, and a host of other stars have been named in Australia's Ashes squad, returning with impressive numbers in their respective outings, as per the ICC.

At Sydney, Smith, the captain for the first Perth Test, seemed like batting on a different pitch, scoring 57 in 89, class apart in a...