Australia captain Michael Clarke is well aware that his contributions with the bat in this Ashes series have been negligible, and feels he may as well not have played in the third Test at Edgbaston.
England captain Alastair Cook says Ian Bell has no problem with being shifted up the order to three for the third Ashes Test, and feels the veteran will relish matting on home soil at Edgbaston.
England batsman Joe Root feels his side are well-placed to take a series lead against Australia in the Ashes, saying that the Three Lions will take the winning spirit from the first Test in Cardiff into the Edgbaston encounter.
Australia captain Michael Clarke praised England but admitted that his side did not execute their plans with either bat or ball after falling to a defeat in the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston on Friday.
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Legendary spinner Shane Warne says Australia captain Michael Clarke is just one innings away from finding his batting form as the Aussies stare at a defeat after two days of the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston.
Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has urged his fellow bowlers to show some fight with the bat to keep their side in the game as England closed in on victory after two days of the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston.
England batsman Ian Bell says batting at number three will not be major difference to him than batting at number five as he still has to produce the goods for his team.
England batsman Gary Ballance, who was dropped after the second Ashes Test, has said that he has received assurances from the national selectors that he remains in their plans.
Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc says he and his fellow pacemen are 'licking their lips' at the prospect of bowling on a fast bouncy pitch in the third Ashes Test against England at Egdbaston starting on Wednesday.
Australia opener Chris Rogers says he has recovered fully from his inner ear affliction and is fit to play in the third Ashes Test in Birmingham, as long as the doctors give him the all-clear.
England fast bowler Mark Wood has admitted that he and the other bowlers did not execute their Plan A to Australia batsman Steve Smith very well at Lord's, but will be looking to do so at Edgbaston this week.
England fast bowler James Anders was the architect of Australia's destruction on day one at Edgbaston, taking six wickets, and pundits from both England and Australia praised his ability to find swing almost anywhere.
Former Australia fast bowler Ryan Harris says Mitchell Johnson has no problem with the England fans in the UK, and is handling the sledging from the sidelines much better than he had in 2009, when he bowled so poorly.
Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell's T20 season with Yorkshire ended in unceremonious circumstances as he was dropped for Friday's T20 Blast match against Birmingham, with the club citing 'disciplinary reasons'.
Australia opening batsman Chris Rogers says his team have to find a method to cope with the seaming conditions in England after they bowled out for just 136 on day one of the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston on Wednesday.
Australia were in full command of the second Ashes Test at Lord's at stumps on day two, after reducing England to 85 for four in the evening session to lead by 481 runs.
James Anderson took six wickets as England's bowlers dismantled the Australia batting line-up on the first day of the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston on Wednesday.
Australia opening batsman Chris Rogers has met up with his team-mates at their Derbyshire tour match this weekend, having undergone further tests on his inner ear and balance problem in London.
England fast bowler Stuart Broad says that the third Ashes Test in Birmingham this week will see his side back to their best, and that the massive defeat at Lord's has been put behind them.
Australia seamer Josh Hazlewood hopes the fact that they dismissed English batsman Joe Root cheaply in the second Ashes Test will create a few mental scars for the Three Lions' best player.
Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins has been playing in the tour match at Derby, and says his team-mates have been giving him gentle sledges about his lack of red ball cricket over the past two years.
Australia's chairman of selectors Rod Marsh has admitted that it was a tough decision to leave wicketkeeper Brad Haddin out of the team for the third Ashes Test that started at Edgbaston on Wednesday.
Getting your name added to the honours board at Lord's, be it for a five-fer or a century, is something all professional cricketers dream of, and recently Chris Rogers and Steve Smith were given that accolade.
