When a small group of us journalists spoke to Fisher at a Lions training camp shortly before they departed for Australia, he admitted he was surprised to even get the call for the development side’s tour.

A solid and dependable county seamer who did himself no harm in his one Test, Fisher has been part of Lions tours on the past three winters but lost his development contract with the national side at the end of 2024.

England wanted to see him stand on his own two feet.

Fisher responded with 31 wickets in the County Championship this season – a solid if unspectacular return.

Significantly 10 of those came in rounds using the Kookaburra ball, the one used in Australia.

He has taken only two wickets on this trip but is the most experienced of the Lions quicks. Experience is what England seem to need right now, rather than other options like the raw left-armer Josh Hull.

Though another bowler with a high release point, he is more similar in style to Matthew Potts than Brydon Carse or Jofra Archer, and Potts is ahead in the queue if England opt for an option who will probe at a fuller length.

Never rule anything out when England are struggling on Ashes tours, however.

This article is the latest from BBC Sport’s Ask Me Anything team.