Steve Harmison cuts a lonely figure as he completes a net session with bowling coach Kevin Shine on Tuesday

The rest of the pacemen bowl up on Wednesday as preparations for the second Test in Adelaide step up a notch

Meanwhile, across Australia in Perth, Michael Vaughan plays in his first competitve match since undergoing surgery in June

Vaughan fields for a couple of hours for England Academy against a Western Australia XI before opening the batting

His stay at the crease is disappointingly short though as he edges Darren Wates to Christian Moir for a seventh-ball duck

Back in Adelaide, surrogate captain Andrew Flintoff has more pressing team selection matters to deal with

One is whether to pick Monty Panesar for his much-vaunted Ashes debut alongside Ashley Giles in a twin-spin attack

James Anderson may be the bowler to make way for Panesar after his disappointing display in Brisbane

The Australians have selection headaches of their own, Glenn McGrath's sore heel prevents him from bowling in the nets

Brett Lee is in fine fitness though and he and his fellow pacemen pose a stern test for their batsmen

Captain Ricky Ponting is forced to take evasive action to stop a wild delivery from giving him a nasty rap on the knuckles

But Justin Langer is not quick enough to avoid a short delivery and is embarrassingly dumped on his backside

The finishing touches are being made to the Adelaide Oval with the second Test starting at 0030 GMT on Friday