Australia will be without captain Pat Cummins for the start of the Ashes series - but all that has done is prove the enormous depth in the country's fast-bowling stocks.

While the talk has centred around the make-up of Australia's batting order, the stability in the bowling ranks is something that should have England nervous.

Cummins is expected to miss at least the first Test as he recovers from a back injury, but the hosts will lose very little with Scott Boland in line to replace him.

Boland averages 16.53 with the ball in his Test career and his average on home soil is even lower, making for a seamless transition with the captain sidelined.

He will join Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon to form a quality attack in Perth and one that still clearly has what it takes t

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