Anderson took five wickets on his Test debut at Lord's

Lillee watched England's innings victory over Zimbabwe at Lord's last weekend, when 20-year-old James Anderson took five wickets on debut.

And England's fastest bowler, Steve Harmison also contributed three wickets after suffering a difficult winter tour of Australia.

Lillee told the BBC Sport website: "Those guys to me look as though they've got the goods.

"It augurs well for England in the future."

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England's stated aim is to be the best Test nation by 2007, but first they will have to beat Australia for the first time since 1986/87.

"It's hard to single guys out because it can put pressure on them," Lillee went on.

"But the current [bowlers] in the team will form the basis for the next five years plus if they remain injury-free."

However Lillee, who took 355 wickets in a 70-Test career, believes too much cricket could lead to burnout for fast bowlers worldwide.

"We've been saying this in Australia for years. We've got to organise a pool of fast bowlers that are good enough to play," he said.

"In baseball they have a rotation system and we have to find one that really works in Test and one-day cricket. Otherwise you'll have burnout.

"There's not going to be a [Glenn] McGrath that can go for 10 years without injury. Every other fast bowler breaks down fairly regularly."