Australia are set to field a pace attack barely recognisable to their World Cup-winning battalion for the start of the one-day series against India.
The dwindling pace stocks in Australian cricket will come to the fore on Monday when selectors name a 13-man squad for the first three one-dayers. There is a strong likelihood there could be as many as six players from the Australian XI that defeated New Zealand in the World Cup final missing in a new-look squad. 
The impact will be most keenly felt in the pace department, where James Faulkner is the only certainty from the triumphant World Cup campaign. Mitchell Johnson has retired, Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins are injured, while there is a distinct possibility Josh Hazlewood will be rested.
Selectors will be keen to look after Hazlewood to ensure he remains in peak condition for the Test tour of New Zealand.
Hazlewood has played all six Tests this summer and would be at long odds to continue that run through the limited-overs leg of the season. The giant paceman acknowledged as much leading into the third Test. "It depends on how much I bowl there, how I'm feeling and how the body pulls up," Hazlewood said.
James Pattinson is also likely to be treated with kid gloves at some point after making his return to the Test team last month. With Peter Siddle the latest quick to join the casualty ward, Pattinson and Hazlewood are becoming increasingly important to the Test side.
Cricket Australia physiotherapist David Beakley is aiming for Siddle to be fit for Victoria's next Sheffield Shield game, which will be crucial to his chances of touring New Zealand. Selectors may consider now the ideal time to cast an eye to the 2019 World Cup in England. Australia cannot lose the No.1 ranking, even if they are trounced 5-0 by MS Dhoni's men, and India have not traditionally been strong performers on these shores.
South Australia's Kane Richardson, uncapped West Australian Jason Behrendorff and NSW seamer Gurinder Sandhu are all in contention to form what is shaping as a very inexperienced attack.
Selectors may also use the one-dayers as a Test audition for Scott Boland to see how he performs at international level. Veteran Shane Watson faces a nervous wait after a poor start to the Big Bash League but his experience could be vital for a team in transition. The all-rounder faces stiff competition from Mitchell Marsh.
Nathan Lyon's career-best form in the Test arena is not expected to win him a call-up but he remains in selectors' plans for the World T20 in India. Ashton Agar is the frontrunner for the specialist spinner's berth after being picked ahead of Lyon in England.