Ex-Australia opener Matthew Hayden opined that the trio of pacers Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc is better than Glenn McGrath, Brett Lee, and Jason Gillespie. "[It's] because they've bowled more together...Add Nathan Lyon to the mix, and it’s an 'awesome foursome'," he added. Australian pacers took nine wickets in South Africa's first innings in the WTC 2023-25 final.