Fresh from winning the Cricket World Cup , Australia have recovered from their celebrations to name their 17-man squad to defend the Ashes against England this summer . Alastair Cook and Co must face some of the sport 's fastest bowlers , less than 15 months after pace man Mitchell Johnson condemned England to a humiliating 5-0 defeat . Here , Sportsmail 's cricket expert Lawrence Booth runs the rule of the aggressive quicks looking to condemn England to a speedy defeat . Mitchell Johnson heads the list of Australia 's fast paced bowlers heading to England for the Ashes . Johnson 's pace bowling terrorised England as Australia ran out 5-0 victors in the Ashes last year . MITCHELL JOHNSON . Left-arm fast . Top speed : 95mph . Main weapon : The bouncer into the right-hander ’ s armpit . Verbals ? Oh , yes — delivered in proportion to the length of his moustache . Fear factor : 9/10 . Ryan Harris returns to the Test side after being on Australia 's winning side at the last Ashes . Harris pumps the air after taking the wicket of Graeme Swann at the Adelaide Oval in December 2013 . RYAN HARRIS . Right-arm fast . Top speed : 93mph . Main weapon : Almost inhuman accuracy , allied with subtle seam movement . Verbals ? Tends to let his bowling do the talking — it ’ s usually enough . Fear factor : 8/10 . Player of the World Cup Mitchell Starc is another quick bowler that England will need to be wary of . England 's Joe Root watches as Starc bowls in the 5th Ashes Test at the Oval in August 2013 . MITCHELL STARC . Left-arm fast . Top speed : 92mph . Main weapon : His yorker was nearly unplayable during the World Cup . Verbals ? Never afraid to get stuck in — and can go too far . Fear factor : 8/10 . Rising star Josh Hazlewood will be another fast paced Australia bowler to beware of this summer . Hazlewood ( right ) poses with his Australia team-mates and the 2015 World Cup trophy . JOSH HAZLEWOOD . Right-arm fast . Top speed : 90mph . Main weapon : A tidy action and a Glenn McGrath-like ability to hit the same spot , time and again . Verbals ? On the quiet side , at least by Aussie standards . Fear factor : 7/10 .
Australia have named several pace bowlers in 17-man squad for Ashes . Mitchell Johnson , Ryan Harris , Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood all pose a threat to Alastair Cook and Co. Australia triumphed over New Zealand to win the 2015 Cricket World Cup .