Overview
- England trail 2-0 and must win in Adelaide to keep the Ashes alive, with a 17-match winless run in Australia hanging over the side.
- Josh Tongue replaces Gus Atkinson in the XI, Shoaib Bashir is left out again, and Will Jacks provides the spin option as the top seven batters are retained.
- Stokes urged his players to "show a bit of dog" after "raw" reviews of the Brisbane loss, pointing to the gritty Lord’s win against India as the template.
- Harry Brook acknowledged poor shot selection across the first two Tests and said he will rein in his approach to absorb pressure better.
- Head coach Brendon McCullum brushed off job-speculation talk, while Australia prepared with Nathan Lyon returning and Steve Smith missing a training session through illness but expected to play.