- Rotation of pacers:
A worrying aspect for Australia last year was the fitness and injury concerns of ace pacers Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood. Starc missed out the World T20 and that cost Australia dearly. Hazlewood too was rested for a series or two, the away ODI series against South Africa being the noticeable one. Doing so, and rather testing fringe pacers at the end turned out to be disastrous move as the Kangaroos were whitewashed by the Proteas. In 2017, with many prestigious series lined up, managing the workload of their ace pacers will be a tricky task indeed.