Troy Cooley has issued an Ashes warning to the England batsmen after starting work as Australia's bowling coach. Cooley opted to return home after working with England for two years, the highlight of which was last summer's Ashes triumph against Australia.
"I think the (England) batters are going to be the ones that will need to do a lot more work," he said.
"They'll be doing the things they need to do to hold the Ashes - we'll be working very hard to take them back."
Cooley will be based at Australia's Centre of Excellence in Brisbane for the next few months, working with bowlers on a one to one basis.
His first pupil will be 6ft 7ins former bodyguard Brett Dorey, who has played four one-day games but has yet to appear in Test cricket.
He will also be working with left-armer Mitchell Johnson when Australia A play second string teams from India, Pakistan and New Zealand at Darwin and Cairns in July.
"The depth looks good. I'm very excited about working with all the bowlers," said Cooley.
"Fast bowling is one of those arts where you are going to get injured, so the fast bowling programme wants to make sure there are at least seven to 10 fast bowlers who can walk into the Test and one-day scene and do very well."
England's use of reverse swing was an important factor in their success last summer and Cooley plans to help Australia's seamers to develop the skill so they can fight fire with fire.
"I think reverse swing is just one of the deliveries that fast bowlers should be able to produce in the middle," he commented.
"It goes with leg-cutters, off-cutters - the whole works. To become an all-round fast bowler, I think you need to have those deliveries - and if the conditions in the game suit they'll be able to exploit that variation."
And he said he was aware how seriously England would be taking the task of retaining the Ashes.
"They (England) have got some nasty fasties. They've got bounce and things like that," Cooley said.
"They will work very hard to make sure they are ready to come across here and play."
The Ashes series starts in Brisbane on 23 November.
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