Ricky Ponting said the current five-day format works well and there's no need to fix it.
McGrath said winning the Ashes remains the pinnacle of success for Australian cricketers.
Lyon recently surpassed Dennis Lillee's tally of Test wickets during the ongoing Ashes.
Archer pocketed five wickets in his debut Test at Lord's.
In 2001, McGrath had reached 914 ratings points after taking five wickets at The Oval.
Australia fast bowler Jhye Richardson feels his team is currently facing problem of plenty in the ongoing Ashes.
Australia, who registered their first Ashes Test win at Edgbaston since 2001, took 1-0 lead after beating England by 251 runs.
The squad will assemble at the MRF Pace Foundation camp in Chennai helmed by Australia's great fast bowler Glenn McGrath.
Offspinner Nathan Lyon has become the fourth Australia bowler to claim 350 or more wickets in Test cricket.
The 14-member NPS squad will play one-day and T20 games versus MRF Academy teams.