Australian paceman Mitchell Starc has described likely new teammate Brendan Doggett’s rise as a “hot streak” and declared him good to go for his looming debut.

Starc also said it made him feel “old” to be the last man standing among Australia’s ‘big three’ fast bowlers, but emphatically backed the team’s depth to perform in first Ashes Test from Friday.

In a slick training session at Optus Stadium on Wednesday, Starc was in full flight and Doggett — the favoured option to replace the injured Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood — bowled a lethal spell.

Without Hazlewood and Cummins, Doggett is in pole position to play, with Queenslander Michael Neser only called into the squad after Hazlewood was ruled out.

“It’s good to see the depth in the squad. We know what Scotty Boland can do, Doggy is

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