Ashes 2013: Team preview: Australia

Bowling

Australia would want James Pattinson to celebrate more often!

The Australian pace attack will surely be rated along the best in the world at the moment. Though James Pattinson, Peter Siddle and co haven’t done extremely well to step into the shoes of their glorious predecessors, they have been convincing enough to trouble batting line-ups in seamer friendly conditions.

While Pattinson and Siddle have been in good form, Mitchell Starc was nowhere close to his best against India in the last series. James Faulkner has been the biggest revelation for the Aussies this year and Ryan Harris’ return might inject a bit of confidence into the young side.

Nathan Lyon hasn’t really established himself against quality players of spin, as it was clearly evident in the sub-continent, while his back-up Ashton Agar, considered to be the next-big-thing, is yet to showcase his skills on a bigger stage.