Speaking about James Pattinson's return and the spells he bowled in the opening Test match, Starc said that he was really pleased to see Pattinson return after injuries put a serious doubt on his career.
England might be forced to provide pacer friendly conditions at Lord's, which, according to Josh Hazlewood, can prove to be counter-productive for the hosts.
Stone, who recently made his Test debut for England in the one-off Test against Ireland, had earlier been released from the Ashes squad to participate in the T20 Blast but has now been sidelined.
Steve Smith scored twin centuries and was awarded the Man-of-the-Match award as Australia beat England by 251 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match Test series.
Australia won the first Ashes Test by a huge margin of 251 runs on Monday after dismissing England for 146 in its second innings on the final day.
England lost way after Day 1 of the Edgbaston Test and ended up losing the first Test of the Ashes by 251 runs on the last day of the game.
Offspinner Nathan Lyon was often unplayable with 6-49 on Monday and reached 350 test wickets in a remarkable turnaround for the Australians.
While Steve Smith and Matthew Wade scored their respective tons, England now need 398 runs to win on the last day after Australia declared after posting a massive total of 487/7 on Day 4.
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Ponting said that while he was surprised with the bowling line-up, he also defended the decision to play Peter Siddle.
Burns faced the first and last deliveries of day two, finishing on 125 not out, though Australia missed a chance to dismiss him leg before wicket by not reviewing Nathan Lyon's delivery when the batter was on 21.
Smith's grinding knock of 144 off 219 balls pulled Australia out of trouble to a respectable 284 after being eight down for 122 on the opening day of the first Ashes Test against England in Edgbaston on Thursday.
Ricky Ponting, who is part of the MCC's Cricket Committee, feels the 2002 rule that only neutral umpires can officiate in games must be changed.
Burns shared the key partnership of the day — 132 runs for the second wicket with captain Joe Root (57) — after England resumed on 10-0 and quickly lost opener Jason Roy (10).
Steve Smith returned to Test cricket after 15 months with a century in the Ashes opener against England at Edgbaston on Thursday.
Steve Smith scored 144 off 219 balls at Birmingham on his return to Test cricket after 15 months but his fluency forces one to ask... did he ever leave?
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Steve Smith reached his 24th Test ton in just 65 matches and it was just the 118th innings he was playing in red-ball cricket.
In the aftermath of the Sandpaper Gate fiasco, Paine has looked to bring in the football-inspired goodwill ritual at the start of every Test series his side plays as a way of rebuilding their image.
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