Australia are trailing England 2-1 in the Ashes series and if the stocks of the national cricket team are low, then so are the value of several top order batsmen. 
A personal finance company - finder.com.au - has crunched the numbers and worked out which Aussie's stocks are booming and those who are bust, according to the $14,000 match fee for each player.
Alarmingly the oldest member of the Ashes squad, opening batsman Chris Rogers, is also the most valuable.
An analysis has found Rogers' series total of 385 runs has cost $109 each. His value would be even higher if he had not been forced to retire hurt after suffering dizzy spells during the second innings of the Lord's Test. It is of little comfort that the 37-year-old opener will soon be retiring.
Boom NSW batsman Steve Smith is in second place with his 354 coming in at $119 each, 273 of those runs came in the second Test.
David Warner is third at $156, while the much maligned Shane Watson comes in at fourth at $286 despite being dropped after the first Test in Cardiff. Perhaps more embarrassing for several Australian top order batsman is that Mitchell Johnson and Mitchell Starc come in at sixth and seventh ahead of skipper Michael Clarke, Adam Voges and all-rounder Mitchell Marsh.
Marsh has been the most expensive of the recognised batsmen at $622 per run after being bowled out for a duck and six in the disastrous third Test at Edgbaston.
NSW paceman Josh Hazlewood is the most industrious member of the bowling attack, with his series tally of 14 wickets so far costing $3000 per scalp while feared pace ace Mitchell Johnson has been the most expensive at a cost of $4200 per wicket for his 10 wickets over the first three Tests.  
The analysis does not take into account the yearly contracts awarded by Cricket Australia to the top 20 players for the 2015/16 season. Rogers' value would increase significantly if it did as his base contract is believed to be somewhat less than that of his peers. The opener is considered a Test player only while others, such as Smith and Warner, are paid more because of their suitably to the limited-overs forms of the game. 
Fairfax Media