Mitchell Johnson has declared Australia's fast-bowling conveyor belt is carrying plenty of good stock as it prepares to be without the man who had steered it so well for so long.
As he settles into a new life as a retired international cricketer, Johnson said Mitchell Starc was ready to be his successor - a point reinforced in the opening two Tests against the Black Caps.
Starc was an intimidating threat through Brisbane and Perth, as Johnson quickly realised he no longer had the mental capability needed to endure long and bothersome days in the field. 
That Starc set a controversial record for the quickest delivery in Test history reinforced the view he has the arsenal to be Australia's spearhead.
"I think I said something before the Ashes series in England that I was really excited to see Mitchell perform there and we were probably all a little bit off at that stage," Johnson said.
"But how I've seen him play throughout these two Tests, I'm really confident he's found his game and he's only going to get better. So that really excites me, that will be something I look forward to sitting back on the couch watching him bowl as a fellow left-armer
"The depth we have is phenomenal and, I guess when I came back from my toe injury (in 2013-14), we had a lot of depth at that stage and guys like Jimmy Pattinson and Hoff (Josh Hazlewood) were mentioned around that time as well. There's a lot of really good talent - Pat Cummins, as well - so I'm really happy with where we are."
The pressure to perform on those hot, demanding days will now turn to Starc and Hazlewood, with Peter Siddle and James Pattinson also in the frame.
Siddle, should be play in Adelaide, will provide the diligent line and length needed to build pressure, but Pattinson, like Johnson, is a strike weapon - as the Caps would remember from when he tormented them at the Gabba on their last visit here.
"The pace guys we have around in Australia and in the Australian cricket team, we're always fierce and we fight hard and there might be times where we're probably not at our best but, generally, we always give it our best and I'm really looking forward to watching these guys perform," Johnson said.
While Johnson may have struggled this summer, he still had an aura, with the Caps of the belief he could still muster a match-defining spell.
The likes of Starc and Hazlewood still have to consistently prove they can do that at Test level. The Caps will head into the Adelaide decider with the foreign pink ball next week of the belief they can tame the Australian attack after skipper Brendon McCullum praised his team's resilience.
Caps coach Mike Hesson also said his team was "very proud" to have responded in the manner it did in Perth, with batsmen Ross Taylor, who plundered the highest score by a touring batsman in Australia, and the silky Kane Williamson leading the way.
"To scrap the way we did after day one shows continuation of character we've shown for a long time. You find out a bit about people when you're under a bit of adversity - think we found that out of the last four days (of the Test)," Hesson said.
Australia's new-look attack must now handle a pink ball under lights, with both sides hoping it does not provide the same problems its red brethren has done, with more than 10 changes required in Perth as the ball had been knocked out of shape.
"This is a test and we really keen to do well - it's a chance to get something out of the series," Hesson said.
"It's a new opportunity for us. It's going to be great for the crowds and, who knows, in five year's time, it could be the norm. We are certainly going to embrace it. The red ball's not going too good, is it?"