Overview
- England trail 2-0 and must win the third Test at Adelaide Oval to keep the series alive and end a 17-match winless run in Australia.
- Ben Stokes urged his side to "show a bit of dog" after holding what he called raw, meaningful conversations following the Gabba defeat.
- England made one change to their XI with Josh Tongue replacing Gus Atkinson, while Will Jacks is retained ahead of specialist spinner Shoaib Bashir.
- Australia confirmed Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon return, Michael Neser and Brendan Doggett make way, Usman Khawaja is omitted, and Travis Head partners Jake Weatherald at the top with Josh Inglis kept at No. 7.
- Forecast 39C heat and a pitch that can aid spin influenced selections, and Cummins said he is fully fit with no workload limits.