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FORMER Test skipper Kim Hughes says Ryan Harris must be rested for the second Test in Adelaide - or risk a breakdown that could derail Australia's hopes of reclaiming the Ashes.
Australia coach Darren Lehmann says Harris is unlikely to be sidelined for the return bout, starting December 5, if the veteran paceman pulls-up well from their thumping Gabba triumph.
But Hughes is concerned Harris' battle-weary frame could be vulnerable to another injury if he is forced to complete back-to-back showdowns with England in Adelaide and Perth.
Should the second Test last the full five days, Harris would have just four days to prepare for the third Test starting Friday, December 13 at the WACA.
There are major concerns over whether Harris, at age 34, can withstand the rigours of a five-Test series and Hughes believes the veteran quick must be wrapped in cotton wool.
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"I think resting Ryan for Adelaide should be a real possibility," Hughes said. "The issue for the Australian selectors is who do they bowl in Adelaide?
"Based on the history of the wicket, it will be five days of slog for the quicks and you need the bowlers to be fresh for Perth."
The Test in Adelaide is scheduled to finish on a Monday and they start Friday in Perth ... that short break leaves our fast bowlers facing the possibility of breaking down.
"I hope Michael Clarke doesn't bowl the guys into the ground because there is every chance there will be a result in Perth and not Adelaide.
"I think we have to be careful with Harris. The last thing we want is bowling him into the ground in Adelaide and then he can't bounce back for Perth.
"Hughes points to the recent Sheffield Shield clash in Adelaide, with South Australia and Western Australia hammering 1237 runs collectively for the loss of just 23 wickets
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.Harris bowled 34 overs across two innings in Australia's first-Test win at the Gabba, but faces a more onerous workload if England's top-order fire on a batter-friendly Adelaide deck.
"If the wicket is anything like the Shield game, maybe we should give James Faulkner a go," Hughes said.
"I spoke with Justin Langer (WA coach) and he said Adelaide did not deteroriate at all, he said you could have played there for 10 days.
"If there is no bounce, that's where someone like Faulkner should come in.
"Adelaide is traditionally a highway, so there's no point flogging someone like Harris into the ground when he is the ideal bowler in Perth."
Former Test quick Len Pascoe believes sidelining Harris would be a grave mistake.
"It's important we keep the momentum going with Harris," he said. "If he stops his workload, he will seize up, at 34 years of age you have to keep his rhythm.
"We saw that with Peter Siddle last year, they rested him when Siddle wanted to play. Then when he did come back he didn't have the form he had before they rested him.
"My gut feeling is you keep them going, the guys are playing for their country, Ryan Harris shouldn't have to face being rested."
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