As if the chances of England making a comeback to the series wasn’t dim already, Josh Hazlewood has revealed the advice given by Mitchell Johnson about how to get the wicket of Joe Root. Indeed, Australian pacer is already in good form and will look to take the England captain’s wicket.

Speaking to the reporters on Tuesday in Perth, Hazlewood quoted Mitchell Johnson’s advice and spilled the beans to the press. Johnson, who wreaked havoc against the Englishman four years, visited the Australian training camp and gave advice to the youngsters.

“[Johnson said to] Bowl fast and keep bowling short," Hazlewood told reporters.

"He mentioned he saw a few things similar to 13/14 (in how England are playing). Those guys are always good to talk to about past experiences."

Hazlewood then stated that the Aussie bowlers are always on the lookout for Joe Root’s wicket as he is the best batsman in the team.

"All the bowlers want that wicket and there's obviously a couple of key ones which we've talked about," Hazlewood said.

"Joe is the key, he can hold the innings together and score runs pretty freely when he gets some poor bowling his way, so everyone has to be ready when he comes in and stop that quick 20 or 30 runs early.

"Still the key to him is bowling your best ball more often than not and hopefully keep the runs to a minimum and keep taking his wicket," he added.

The Australian pacer then went on to reveal that he is improving as a bowler and that his length, especially, is something that he would “work on” to further improve.

 "I'm getting better as time goes on," he said. "Probably just my length (was better) I think, my length especially on the last day, so obviously would try to continue to work on that and I think it's on the rise. So, hopefully keep getting better."

All-rounder, Mitchell Marsh, has been called up by the Australian team as Peter Handscomb’s batting woes continue. When asked about his inclusion, Hazlewood gave a diplomatic answer.

 "You always want an all-rounder but at the same time you want those runs at No. 6," Hazlewood said. "I think at this stage the bowlers are pretty fresh and we've got another break after this so it's obviously up to the selectors and what they feel."

The pitch at WACA is renowned for helping the pacers with – especially in the earlier years – and it was being expected that the pitch for the next Ashes will be sort of a nostalgia for the pacers. Hazlewood, however, didn’t share the same view.