BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 26: Nathan Lyon of Australia celebrates after taking the wicket of Mark Stoneman of England during day four of the First Test Match of the 2017/18 Ashes Series between Australia and England at The Gabba on November 26, 2017 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

Australia's dominant 10-wicket win over England in the first Test has perfectly set up the first ever day/night Ashes Test in Adelaide.

While all the talk post-Brisbane has been about Jonny Bairstow's bizarre headbutt welcome on Cameron Bancroft, it is easy to forget the next Test is only three days away.

Australian fans are daring to dream of yet another 5-0 whitewash after closing out the first game in Brisbane in relatively simple fashion.

But if we learnt anything from the drubbing England received last week, it's that they still have not learnt to play the short ball which served Australia so well in their last home series.

Often, the most effective defence against the ball aimed at the head is to get right underneath.

But Australia did not have it all on their terms, and this will undoubtedly be cause for concern for coaches, selectors and fans alike.

Yet again, Steve Smith produced an excellent captain's knock to drag Australia kicking and screaming back into the match.

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 25: Steve Smith of Australia celebrates after reaching his century during day three of the First Test Match of the 2017/18 Ashes Series between Australia and England at The Gabba on November 25, 2017 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

England looked on top with Australia crumbling to 4/76, but Smith's steadfast resistance and outright refusal to play at any ball outside off-stump frustrated the English.

It was a knock which set the tone for the rest of the match, with Australia patiently toiling away to eventually run out comfortable winners.

The win will give the home side buckets of confidence and may cause the demons of 2013-14 to resurface for the visitors.

But the Australians will need to be on their game as the Adelaide Test has been identified by many as a danger game and the place where England is most likely to secure victory.

The unpredictable and unfamiliar nature of day/night Test cricket will put the teams back onto a level playing field.

Both teams are undefeated in day/night Tests so far but each team will enter the game with their own distinct advantages and disadvantages.

For England, history suggests prodigious swing once the sun sets will favour English quicks James Anderson and Stuart Broad.

The pitch in Adelaide is expected to be a bowler's paradise.

In two day/night matches at the venue, neither match went into the fifth day as the dew in the pitch encourages dramatic ball movement.

They will look to exploit what seems to be an Australian precondition to vulnerabilities facing a moving ball.

For Australia, familiarity with the playing conditions should play into their favour.

But both sides head into the match with several selection headaches.

Surprisingly, Australian coach Darren Lehmann also left the door slightly ajar for a shock call-up for Mitch Marsh, given the selectors' infatuation with an all-rounder.

A shock return for the junior Marsh would ease the workload on the other members of Australia's fast bowling cartel, with rumours suggesting the pace attack may be rotated to manage the workload on the fragile bowlers, particularly as an injury-cloud gathers over Mitchell Starc.

The selection successes of Bancroft, Paine and Marsh may give the selectors themselves confidence and encourage some brazen selection moves.

Only a fool would rule out Mitch Marsh from appearing in the side at some point this summer.

South Australian Chadd Sayers is looming as a likely replacement at his home venue should the selectors decide a rest is needed.

Sayers has been in remarkable form for South Australia with his record and experience with the pink ball tempting the selectors into making a change.

But having taken all 20 English wickets with a fearsome display of short bowling, selectors will be wary about tampering with a winning formula.

Their major selection problems come in the top six.

At this stage, captain Smith and vice captain David Warner are the only certainties.

Cameron Bancroft earned his place with a second innings knock of 82 while Shaun Marsh will be given more time after a gritty half-century in support of Smith with Australia in trouble at 4/76.

Usman Khawaja and Peter Handscomb look to be on the shakiest ground but should be given another chance in Adelaide.

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 24: Usman Khawaja of Australia looks dejected after being dismissed by Moeen Ali of England during day two of the First Test Match of the 2017/18 Ashes Series between Australia and England at The Gabba on November 24, 2017 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

Their cause will not be helped by some impressive performances in the Sheffield Shield.

Victorian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell, who was dropped for the first Test, dominated with an impressive knock of 278 against NSW in the Shield last week.

When Maxwell was axed, the selectors asked him to score hundreds and he delivered in emphatic fashion.

The selectors have shown they are not afraid to drop under-performing players with Matthew Renshaw missing out on the Gabba Test after a lean overseas tour and poor Shield form.

England's selection woes lay squarely with their bowling attack.

Only veterans Stuart Broad and James Anderson had any real presence in the England attack, with performances varying from acceptable to downright deplorable.

James Anderson is thought to be carrying a niggle which restricted his bowling duties in Australia's second innings but it's the performance of bowler Jake Ball which is a more pressing concern.

Ball took the scalp of Warner early in the match, but it was arguably a false shot from the Australian opener which expedited his demise, rather than exceptional bowling from Ball.

He was largely ineffective and unthreatening for the tourists in the first Test and outspoken former England batsman Kevin Pietersen said he believed Ball must be axed for uncapped leg spinner Mason Crane.

The Australians targeted off-spinner Moeen Ali at the Gabba and Pietersen believes Crane would add variation and would also reduce Ali's workload, who is thought to be carrying an injury on his spinning finger.

All-rounder Craig Overton is also firmly in the selection frame if Ball is kicked.

Another selection dark horse is Ben Stokes.

Stokes has been suspended internally since September after his infamous late-night brawl in Bristol but this week flew over to New Zealand, ostensibly to spend time with his family.

With the investigation still ongoing and no charges officially having been laid, cynics suggest he has been flown over by the ECB to be in range if he is given an emergency call-up.

The England batting line up looks settled, save for Alastair Cook, who nicked a great Starc ball in the first innings before falling cheaply as England battled to set a score in his second dig.

TOPSHOT - The sun sets during the first innings of the day-night third Test cricket match between Australia and South Africa at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide on November 24, 2016. / AFP / Peter PARKS / IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE
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While Australia have all the momentum, both sides should head into the match with plenty of confidence.

With vastly different conditions expected under lights in Adelaide, with Australia looking to build and England looking to rebound, the second Test should be a closely fought affair.

This Test will be as unpredictable as it gets.

Perhaps the only thing which is absolutely guaranteed will be the countless shots of the sun setting over the stadium.

I'm already getting ready for all the times Tubby Taylor will mention it.

Second Test: Adelaide Oval, December 2-6

Third Test: WACA Ground, December 14-18

Fourth Test: MCG, December 26-30

Fifth Test: SCG, January 4-8