FACTS, FIGURES AND POTENTIAL RECORDS AHEAD OF THIRD ASHES TEST:
Overall: Played 338; Australia 139, England 106, drawn 93
At Edgbaston: Played 13; Australia 3, England 5, drawn 5
In England: Played 162; Australia 48, England 48, drawn 66
Australia's record in 2015: Played 5; won 3, lost 1, drawn 1
England's record in 2015: Played 7; won 3, lost 3, drawn 1
Last series: Australia won 5-0 in 2013-14
Last series in England: England won 3-0 in 2013
Forecast for Wednesday: scattered showers with a top of 19C, rain likely in afternoon
Likely teams:
Australia: David Warner, Chris Rogers, Steve Smith, Michael Clarke (capt), Adam Voges, Mitch Marsh, Peter Nevill, Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon
England: Alastair Cook (capt), Adam Lyth, Ian Bell, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali, Stuart Broad, Mark Wood, James Anderson
Potential records:
* Mitchell Johnson is one Test scalp away from reaching the 300-wicket mark. Brett Lee (310), Dennis Lillee (355), Glenn McGrath (565) and Shane Warne (708) are the only other Australians to have achieved the feat
* Stuart Broad needs four wickets to also make it to 300. Jimmy Anderson (403), Ian Botham (383), Bob Willis (325) and Fred Trueman (307) are the only Englishmen to have reached the mark
* Steve Smith scored a fantastic 215 at Lord's and his series tally is currently 339 runs. Smith has a fair way to go before he is within striking distance of Don Bradman's Ashes record of 974 runs in 1930.
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