England captain Ben Stokes is ready to have "serious conversations" about an operation on his troublesome knee injury in a bid to set him on course for another tilt at the Ashes in 2025/26.
Pat Cummins insists Australia feel a strong sense of unfinished business as they bid to cap retaining the Ashes by completing an overdue series success on English soil.
England have named an unchanged XI for the fifth and final Ashes Test at the Oval with record wicket-taker James Anderson keeping his place in the team.
Effervescent seamer James Anderson is still motivated to perform for England in the final Ashes Test at the Oval.
Travis Head admitted Australia had "mixed emotions" after Sunday's washout in Manchester saw them retain the Ashes, but knows the feeling will be very different if they can win the series.
Harry Brook wants to end England's Ashes on a high and believes levelling the series at the Oval would represent "a moral victory" over Australia.