Axe may fall on Cowan and Starc Cricket Lehmann said in the aftermath of Australia's 14-run loss to England that Ed Cowan's spot would come under scrutiny, and the team could not continue to depend on the lower order to bail out specialist batsmen. He also said the bowlers who didn't play at Trent Bridge would be in contention to play at Lord's from Thursday. Australia's coach Darren Lehmann says the team cannot continue to depend on the lower order to bail out specialist batsmen. Of those, Ryan Harris appears the most likely inclusion because of his ability to swing the ball at pace while Mitchell Starc, who had a purple patch with two wickets in two balls in the second innings but also had erratic moments, could miss Lord's, where accuracy is all-important because of the famous slope of the ground. So we'll sit down as a selection panel over the next couple of days and work out what we think is the best XI to play the next Test match and work from there. Ed Cowan could be one of the casualties of the Ashes opener. David Warner was due to join the Australia A tour in Zimbabwe on Tuesday and there are no plans to draft an extra batsman into the squad in his absence. Usman Khawaja is a natural replacement at No.3 but Lehmann raised the possibility of dropping a batsman and picking five specialist bowlers. The pitches in England are so dry this summer - Trent Bridge reminded England batsman Ian Bell of the subcontinent - that the selectors have even discussed picking both Ashton Agar and Nathan Lyon. Mitchell Starc, who had some erratic moments at Trent Bridge, could also lose his spot. In 17 Tests since the start of 2012, the 10th wicket has added 686 runs at an average of 40.35. Our tail has done really well over a long period of time now, but it's time for the batters to make sure they're making the runs and giving the tail a bit more time. I think we only batted for 63 overs in the first innings and 110 today. We've got to be reversing that about, batting for 120 overs plus in the first innings," Lehmann said. England has its own concerns, including a heavy reliance on Jimmy Anderson, who was heroic with 10 wickets for the match. Steven Finn was taken apart by Brad Haddin during Australia's run chase, and is likely to lose his place to either Tim Bresnan or Graham Onions, who were named in an unchanged squad. Anderson bowled more overs in the second innings than Finn and Stuart Broad combined, and took the last four Australian wickets. Australia had the bonus of being able to get 15 "dry" overs out of its fifth bowler, Shane Watson. "All of a sudden we've got five bowlers, when England have only got four," Lehmann said. Although Joe Root got a wicket. So they've got four and a quarter. The challenge for this young Australian team will be to bounce back from a narrow loss in a captivating series opener, and play from behind. "We're going to keep punching," said Lehmann, before apologising for the phrase. We'll just keep coming back at them all the time. We've done enough to show this is going to be a really close series. We're going to bowl very well and we know we can control their batters. The tight ones hurt. They obviously do, but you've got to move on. Poll: Is the Umpire Decision Review System good for cricket? Total votes: 2614. Poll closed 16 Jul, 2013