The Ashes 2013: 1st Test, Day 4 - Five players to watch out for

3. Graeme Swann

Graeme Swann

Swann did a wonderful job in the first innings even though the pitch was a lot less supportive that it will be on Day 4. He took a little heat from the 19-year-old Ashton Agar, but that can be discounted given the fact that the middle order looked extremely gingerly to his off-spin bowling.

We saw Agar deriving that little bit extra from the pitch on Day 3, pitching one ball in the rough to get the dismissal of captain Alastair Cook, and that should excite Swann into activity. He will have a small role to play with the bat earlier in the day and he has exhibited a penchant for stroke-making in the past. A few runs will be valuable.