Steve Harmison is seen as one of England's main hopes of success and his style of bowling is expected to prosper on the hard and fast pitches Down Under.

But the tall Durham fast bowler insists the other parts of the tourists' bowling unit will need to fire if England are to keep hold of the famous little urn.

"We hunt as a pack. We won the Ashes because of four fast bowlers and Ashley Giles as the spinner," explained the 28-year-old, who is regarded highly by the Aussies.

"We all chipped in and we did it as a group, as a pack, and it will be the same again."