Queensland quick Xavier Bartlett says he’s ready to an answer Ashes SOS to support an injury-ravaged Australian bowling attack.

The battle with the English enemy is five weeks away, and Australia’s fast-bowling stocks have been plunged into crisis.

Skipper Pat Cummins was in doubt with stress fractures in his back, while Lance Morris, Jhye Richardson, Spencer Johnson and Brendan Doggett have all been felled.

But Bartlett, who has overcome his own torrid injury history – side strains, calf concerns and stress fractures – was adamant he was as prepared as he would ever be to make his debut in the Ashes furnace.

“You can’t really prepare yourself to play Test cricket, but if I got that opportunity, I feel like my body’s in a good place to handle that load,” he told this masthead.

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