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THERE was no guarantee Ryan Harris would be able to play all five Test matches, but the 34-year-old quick now has his sights set on defending Australia's Ashes next year.
Harris has been a revelation during the back-to-back Ashes series. He played four Tests in England where he was Australia's standout player and followed that up with supreme performances at home.
He's picked up 17 wickets this series as he, Mitchell Johnson and Peter Siddle have terrorised England's batsmen.
And he wants to do it all again.
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"I'd love to have one more trip to England to try and defend the Ashes, that would be amazing," he said.
"I've spoken to the coach and he's happy to have me there and the captain and we'll go from there I guess, but that's a long way away."
Harris will go to South Africa first, where Australia play a three-Test series in February and March, and will have to have his knee assessed after it before thinking too far ahead.
"I've got a little bit of stuff floating in my knee, which I'm going to get cleaned out after Africa that could give me another year or two - who knows."
Harris revealed that Australia's main plan has been to cut out the dangerous Bell and he is pleased with the way they've executed that.
He has loved every minute of being part of the three-pronged pace attack and says each bowler has played his part.
"To be in a team that's done so well and the contributions we've all made as a bowling unit, it's a very good feeling and we're going to thoroughly enjoy receiving that urn as a unit," he said.
Ryan Harris celebrates taking the wicket of Alastair Cook. Picture: Brett Costello Source: News Limited
"I've loved every minute of it. It was a goal of mine to get through five and I can tick it off."
Johnson may have stolen all the limelight, but Harris says the Australian team needs Siddle.
"He cops a little bit of criticism every now and then because he's not getting wickets or he's not bowling as quick as he used to," he said.
"Today showed beautifully - it was a crucial time in the game, not much was happening with the partnership they had, and he came in and broke it. That's what he does.
"You need Peter Siddle in this Australian cricket team for as long as you can. He's a warhorse and he picks up wickets at tough times when there's partnerships going on and he does that through the whole series."
Harris says the best thing about the bowling unit is their close bond.
"When one of us might look like we're struggling one of the other boys will come along and a pat on the bum," he said.
"It's the confidence we have in each other. We know each other very well and pick each other up if one's down, simple as that. That's what compliments us really well - the respect we have for each other, which is a big part of our relationship."
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