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Glenn McGrath got his Ashes campaign off to a flying start in the first Test, becoming the second fast bowler to take 500 Test wickets and taking a devastating nine-wicket haul in Australia's 239-run win over England

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McGrath's great strength is his ability repeatedly to hit the same spot and gain a little extra bounce than normal, leaving batsmen unsure as to whether to play forward or back

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Kevin Pietersen showed at Lord's that McGrath can be combated by taking guard further across the stumps (B), although batsmen risk lbw. Pic A shows a normal middle-and-leg stance while Pic B shows Pietersen's middle-and-off guard

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Injured England batsman Mark Butcher says of playing McGrath: "I would suggest batting outside your crease, get close to him and make him alter his length - I've found it works." Straddling the crease like stance A is normal but Butcher suggests B

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Leg-spin legend Shane Warne bamboozled England's batsmen to wrap up victory in the first Test, taking four of the second-innings wickets

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The key for England is to read the difference in hand movement between the standard leg-break here, and the rest of his armoury of deliveries. Here, the leg-break will spin away from right-handed batsmen

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Warne's main variation in the first Test was the slider, which goes straight on and skids into the batsman - and requires a different grip

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Spot which delivery Warne is using as it comes out of his hand and use your feet successfully, as Kevin Pietersen did on his Test debut at Lord's, and you have a better chance

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Whatever England's batsmen do, though, they are facing two of the most successful bowlers in cricket history, with 1097 Test wickets and a wealth of experience between them