The retirement of Mitchell Johnson, coupled with the injury cloud hanging over Mitchell Starc, will force Australia to dig deep into their pace reserves.
Third umpire Nigel Llong made an incorrect call after using video technology to review an appeal during the day-night test between Australia and New Zealand.
The optimism sparked by bumper crowds for the inaugural day-night test between Australia and New Zealand was tempered by another bout of tumbling wickets.
Paceman Josh Hazlewood stepped up in the absence of the injured Mitchell Starc to give Australia a sniff of victory, during the third test on Saturday.
It took 138 years for cricket's longest format to play under floodlights, but only minutes for paceman Peter Siddle to declare the day-night test a success.
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum won the toss and chose to bat first against Australia in cricket's inaugural day-night test match at Adelaide Oval.