With Jonny Bairstow and Jos Buttler both doubts for the fifth Test in Hobart, Kent wicketkeeper Billings is line to make his Test debut. England assistant coach Graham Thorpe said it was an option for Pope to keep in Hobart, though it seems more likely Billings will become the 700th man to represent England in Test cricket. "I've been playing a lot of cricket out here, I know not in the same format, but you get confidence from game time, and that is what I've had," said Billings.