[1]Australia are pondering whether to recall controversial batsman David Warner for their must-win third Ashes Test against England at Old Trafford starting on Thursday .Top-order batting has long been Australia's Achilles heel and so it proved in a crushing 347run second Test defeat at Lord's, where the tourists were skittled out for just 128 in their first innings.England lead the fivematch series 2-0 and Australia need to win in Manchester if their hopes of regaining the Ashes are not to be extinguished.A middle order berth could be found for Warner if Australia drop Phil Hughes or Steven Smith fails to recover in time from a back injury that saw him miss training on Tuesday .Australia's batsmen, none of whom including captain Michael Clarke have made a hundred this Ashes, are assailed by conflicting advice, be it “play your natural game“ or “bat time“.Jackson Bird and leftarmer Mitchell Starc are vying to replace James Pattinson, out with a stress fracture, while, given Old Trafford's reputation for `turning' pitches, Australia also have some tricky decisions regarding spin bowling.England have called up left-armer Monty Panesar into their squad to supplement the off-breaks of Graeme Swann, joint leading bowler in the series alongside James Anderson with 13 wickets. -AFP Live on TV England vs Australia on Star Cricket @ 3.30 PM TODAY.
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