Rating Australia's back-up bowling brigade

Australia’s reserve bowling stocks came under heavy inspection following the loss to New Zealand and The Daily Telegraph’s Robert Craddock worries that after being spoilt rotten by slick baton changes the team may be in for a bumpy ride. “They may not be able to quietly learn their craft in the shadows of a team carried by a great spearhead.”

Dennis Lillee is concerned the WACA pitch has lost some of its pace. "It seems slower,” he says in The Australian. “It's certainly something that has come to my attention.”