Bob Willis calls for Steven Finn to play in third Ashes Test

Bob Willis believes under-fire England should turn to the natural pace of Steven Finn for the third Ashes Test in Perth.

"If I was in the England camp and a selector, I'd focus on picking the best six batsmen. It's key. A couple of Yorkshire lads in Gary Ballance and Jonny Bairstow may come into the reckoning. "You also want to take into account your bowling attack. You definitely won't play two spinners in Perth. You may not even need one and could use Root in a holding role with his spin. Then you'd be fighting fire with fire."

Contrast

Willis then stressed the contrast between the surfaces in England and Australia, and suggested England were ill-prepared for the height of the bounce in the southern hemisphere. He said: "Australia were stranded without Johnson in England. The pitches in our summer were specifically designed for Graeme Swann or bowlers using reverse swing. They've had a real wake-up call on these faster pitches (especially in Brisbane.) "Against Jeff Thompson and Dennis Lillee in the 70s and 80s, batsmen had to decide whether they were going to take on the fast, short ball. Not many are capable of taking it on and succeeding. "England would be far better swaying out of the way, ducking and letting the bowlers tire themselves out. If there's two men back on the leg side, there's no way you should be playing the pull shot or the hook shot. England have to get that clear in their mind. "We don't quite know what the Perth pitch is going to be like. It's got the reputation of being fast and bouncy. It hasn't been quite that in recent years but it'll still be plenty quick enough. If England can get bounced out at Adelaide, they can certainly get bounced out at Perth as well."