England have been boosted by the return to fitness of Ashley Giles, who could bowl in tandem with fellow left-armer Monty Panesar in Australia.

"There is no reason why the spinners should not play if you feel they are going to be potential matching-winning bowlers," Emburey told BBC Sport.

"If it is Giles and Panesar then they should both play."

Emburey, a member of the last England team to win the Ashes on Australian soil in 1986/87, dismissed suggestions that England should not play two left-arm spinners in the same team.

"We have gone on tour with three off-spinners in the past -- if they are the two best spin bowlers in the country then they should play. I don't see it as a problem," said the Middlesex coach.

Sydney and Adelaide have traditionally been the two venues which favour the two-spinner option.

But reports in Australia have suggested that Perth, normally the fastest pitch in the country, has slowed considerably, further strengthening the argument to play both Giles and Panesar.

However Emburey warned the plan could backfire if the pitches do not turn in the first few days of a Test match.