It's time to show some bite in fight with Aussies

BEN STOKES has called on his England cricket team to bare their teeth and prove they have “a bit of dog” in them as their Ashes campaign reaches must-win territory in Adelaide.

- BY RORY DOLLARD

The tourists have made just one change to their XI for the third Test, which starts tonight, with Josh Tongue recalled in place of fellow seamer Gus Atkinson.

But Stokes wants to see a different side to his players. In the aftermath of their eight-wicket Brisbane loss, Stokes stated his dressing room was “no place for weak men”. Now, after a mid-series beach break in Noosa, he's made it clear to the group what he meant.