England has a horrendous record when it comes to Test matches in Australia dating back well over a decade, but there is a quiet confidence emanating from the tourists it might just be different this time around.
Ever since grabbing a superb 3-1 series win in Australia back in 2010, the Poms' record reads 15 Ashes Test matches played for 13 defeats, two draws and zero victories.
This time around, the Englishmen are leaning on a famous quote credited to Albert Einstein, that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.
England's polarising 'Bazball' approach under captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum has brought decidedly mixed results.
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Australia has held the Ashes since a 5-0 series whitewash in 2015, but veteran batter Joe Root believes this feels like his country's best chance to regain the Ashes urn during his time in England colours.
The 34-year-old Root made his debut way back in 2012.
“It definitely does, if I am being brutally honest," he said. “The thing that I’m most excited about is going there with a completely different approach as a playing group.
“We’re going to be able to hit them with something quite different in terms of our bowling attack and the opportunity to potentially play three or four bowlers that bowl 90 miles per hour-plus for a sustained period of time.
“It’s not like we are going to go there with the same formula and expect different results.
“We are going to go there and try and do it a slightly different way, which is really exciting.”
Despite boasting the outstanding figures of 39 Test centuries and well over 13,000 runs, Root is yet to win a Test match or score a ton in Australia.
He knows the Aussie crowd will be reminding him of those facts at every opportunity, but he is doing his best to insist he is looking forward to the challenge.
“It does feel like a long time and it’d be nice to put that right and bring the urn home," he said.
"I just see it as a great opportunity for the group. There’s no other way to look at it, really.
"It’s a beautiful country, it’s a great place to go and play cricket, just soak it all in and expect a little bit of ‘abuse’ or ‘banter’.
"It could be six weeks that live long in the memory if we get it right.”
The first Test starts in Perth on November 21.