Australia are searching for a way to help Scott Boland better contend with England's aggressive batting, as coaches weigh up their attack for the second Test at Lord's.
The players have been given three days off following their enthralling two-wicket win at Edgbaston, after back-to-back Tests against India and England.
But planning has already begun for how Australia can better counteract England's fearless batting in the second match of the series, starting next Wednesday.
Coach Andrew McDonald was surprised by how hard the English batters went after Boland, who conceded runs at a rate of 5.65 an over.
After claiming before the series they would treat Boland like a spinner, England's plans for the economical Victorian worked, throwing him off his usual rhythm and lengths.
It's a challenge Boland has rarely had to contend with in his career, with batters usually taking the patient route against him.
Boland's two innings at Birmingham were the first times he has been hit for more than five an over in international or domestic cricket since 2015.
"We'd seen the way they go about it, they are ultra-aggressive," McDonald said.
"But Scott Boland, that match-up probably surprised us how aggressive they were against Scott.
"So that's something we can look at and find better ways through."
McDonald's comments come as Australia consider whether to bring Mitchell Starc back for Lord's.
Starc has been given clearance to support his wife Alyssa Healy as she captains Australia in a Test for the first time when the women's Ashes opener starts on Thursday at Trent Bridge in Nottingham.
But he will be eager to press his case for selection once he returns to London over the weekend.
Starc has been picked for only one of Australia's last six Ashes Tests in England, going back to the start of the 2019 tour.
By contrast, he has not been left out by Australia outside England, when fit, since Boxing Day 2014.
McDonald said the decision not to play Starc at Edgbaston was conditions-based, with selectors feeling the ball wouldn't offer as much swing for Starc and instead picking Josh Hazlewood and Boland alongside captain Pat Cummins.
"It was the line and length potentially over left-arm swing, and we didn’t feel as though we may have got swinging conditions," McDonald said.
'It's really down to a gut feel at selection, it can be critiqued any way you want.
"Looking back on it, potentially Mitch could have played a role.
'But we felt like when we went into the game, with all the information that we had, we made the best decision.
"We took Starcy on that journey, he understands that and he understands the fact there are four more Test matches. He's got a pivotal part to play within that."
