Aus retain squad

Australia will take the same 12-man squad to Perth for the third Ashes Test.

ADELAIDE: Australia will take the same 12-man squad to Perth for the third Ashes Test this week after humbling England by 218 runs to win the second match in Adelaide on Monday. Selector John Inverarity said in a statement that uncapped fast bowler Nathan Coulter-Nile and 12-Test paceman Doug Bollinger would also be in Perth on standby and would train with the squad for the Test match should they be required.

Australia fielded the same team in Adelaide that thrashed England by 381 runs in Brisbane,the first time in a year that the team has been unchanged for consecutive Tests. Coach Darren Lehmann was reluctant to mess with a winning formula for the WACA,where their pacemen will hope to wreak maximum damage against a shell-shocked England side on a bouncy wicket.

The squad: Chris Rogers,David Warner,Shane Watson,Michael Clarke captain,Steve Smith,George Bailey,Brad Haddin,Mitchell Johnson,Peter Siddle,Ryan Harris,Nathan Lyon,James Faulkner

Johnson let-off

ADELAIDE: Australia paceman Mitchell Johnson and England all-rounder Ben Stokes have been found not guilty of breaching the code of conduct despite clashing during the second Ashes Test,the International Cricket Council ICC said on Monday. The pair collided after a heated exchange on Sunday during the fourth days play and were charged by the on-field umpires. Both players had pleaded not guilty and match referee Jeff Crowe cleared them of the charges following separate hearings. I am satisfied in respect of both players that their physical contact was not deliberate, Crowe said in a statement.

5-0,predicts Vaughan

LONDON: England are heading for a 5-0 Ashes series drubbing in Australia unless they can recover mentally,former captain Michael Vaughan said on Monday. Australia won the second Test by 218 runs in Adelaide on Monday,having opened the series with a 381-run drubbing in Brisbane. 8220;The Australians have played a great brand of cricket,8221; Vaughan,who captained England to a home series victory in 2005,told the BBC. 8220;If England are getting out playing the pull on a slow wicket,what8217;s it going to be like at the WACA? I see a few technical flaws with England,but it8217;s in their minds unless they twist the mentality round,it8217;s going to be 5-0.8221; Vaughan said the seniors in the team needed to start pulling their weight.