A rampaging Mitchell Starc took 7-58 to put England on the back foot after Ben Stokes won the toss on a fine day at a packed Perth Stadium and chose to bat.

Australia's stand-in captain Steve Smith announced on Thursday the playing 11 for the Ashes opener, which includes Brendan Doggett.

Australia stand-in captain Steve Smith confirmed that the hosts will field multiple debutants in an Ashes Test for the first time since the 2010-11 Sydney Test.

Mitchell Starc said he's prepared to shoulder added responsibility due to him being the lone senior pacer in the Ashes series opener, set to begin on Friday at Perth Stadium.

The ever-reliable Scott Boland has played just 14 Tests, but only because the "big three" of Cummins, Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc have been at the top of their game for so long.

Australian pace spearhead Josh Hazlewood was on Saturday ruled out of the second Test against India in Adelaide.

The incident happened on the third delivery of the 16th over, when Nathan Ellis hammered the ball straight to Brendan Doggett