With Australian captain and premier paceman Pat Cummins looking increasingly unlikely to be part of The Ashes opener, who is most likely to fill in his massive shoes?

Scott Boland

14 Tests, 62 wickets @ 16.53

The most obvious choice has been Mr fill-in since his stunning Ashes debut the last time England came down under, with his MCG heroics a part of Ashes folklore.

Took a hat-trick in his last Test against the West Indies to lower his bowling average to 16.53 with 62 wickets from just 14 matches. That drops to 12.63 when he plays at home.

Was at his economical, if not quite penetrating, best for Victoria, taking 3/69 from 35 overs across two innings in their shield win over South Australia, but will be a menace with a pink ball in the second Test in Brisbane and knows how to dominat

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