The Middlesex seam bowler's place is in doubt for the game in Perth, starting on Saturday, as England consider adjusting their line-up to make the most of what is expected to be a faster wicket.

Fraser took only two wickets in 43 overs of effort in the first Test at Brisbane and the 33-year-old could be replaced by Dean Headley or rookie paceman Alex Tudor.

"Back-to-back Tests here and back-to-back Tests later in the series is terrific entertainment for the public.

"It can be hard for the bowlers and we have talked about rotating our quicks for a long time. We tell Headley, Tudor and (Ben) Hollioake and train them to be ready to play at a minute's notice," said England coach David Lloyd.

He dropped a hint that Tudor was uppermost in the selectors' minds by adding: "The way he has handled himself, the work he has put in, the control he has displayed and the response he has given to Bob Cottam has been excellent.

"We have an option to choose horses for courses, but that is assuming this is a typical WACA pitch."

Australia have left leg-spinner Stuart MacGill out of their 12 because they do not expect the pitch to suit him and England could decide to do without Robert Croft and include John Crawley as a seventh specialist batsman.

"We know why they have not selected MacGill because history is telling them that leg-spin is not a big option at this place," said Lloyd.