The Ashes 2013: Top 5 bowlers to watch out for

2. James Pattinson

The swing bowler will be spearheading Australia’s attack. He was rather ordinary when he made his previous visit to England for a few One Day International games constantly drifting to the leg stump. He has developed greater control over his customary swing since and has also developed the ability to reverse swing the old ball. He gets closer to the stumps at the moment of the delivery and uses the crease to good effect.

The huge number of opportunities that he has generously received to bowl in English conditions in the last six months would have helped him acclimatize and his warm-up performances have been upto the mark. He will be targeting Jonathan Trott and Kevin Pietersen in particular with his ability to swing the ball away from the right-handed batsman at astonishingly high speeds.