Mitchell Starc Photo: VCG

Mitchell Starc wants to be the only Australian fast bowler to play all five Ashes tests after declaring himself fit and raring to go for this week's day-night fifth match in Hobart.

Concerns were raised about Starc's workload after he took only one wicket in the fourth test in Sydney, but the ­left-armer quickly laughed off the idea that it was his turn for a rest.

"I hope not, it's a pink ball game," Starc, who has taken 52 in nine day-night tests, told reporters from Hobart on Wednesday.

"I'm feeling good. We've had a couple of days to get ready for the fifth test.

"I'm not looking for a break," he added. "It's the last test match of the Ashes series and it's the pink ball too. I'd very much like to play. I guess it's in the hands of the selectors but I won't be asking for a rest."

Despite a dramatic draw in Sydney, Australia will take a 3-0 lead into the final test of the series after big wins in Brisbane, Adelaide and Melbourne.

Captain Pat Cummins missed the second test because of COVID-19 protocols, while the third member of Australia's regular pace attack, Josh Hazlewood, has been sidelined since the opener with a side strain.

Paceman Scott Boland, who made a remarkable debut as a replacement for Cummins in Melbourne and backed up in similar style in Sydney, has a rib problem which could rule him out of the Hobart match.

Michael Neser and Jhye Richardson, who bowled with Starc in the first day-night match of the series in Adelaide, are available to replace Boland if he is ruled out.

"The bowlers that have come into the group have performed from the get-go, they've played their role fantastically," said Starc.

Of Starc's 15 wickets over the series, including the ­spectacular dismissal of Rory Burns with the first ball of the first test, six came in the day-night Adelaide test.

"I've always maintained that I've found the pink ball to be more like a white ball than a red ball," Starc said when asked to explain the secret of his success. "Whether that comes into play with the way I approach my white ball cricket, I'm not sure."