Chris Woakes has sought to show the stress on to Australia regardless of their 2-1 Ashes lead by insisting the vacationers will discover it exhausting to get a collection win over the road.
Australia want solely win at Old Trafford subsequent week to retain the Ashes however Pat Cummins’ males wish to be the primary Australian facet to win in England for 20 years.
England, in the meantime, insist they’ll regain the urn by getting back from 2-0 all the way down to win 3-2, which they’ve by no means beforehand performed.
“In our dressing room the belief is we can win 3-2, I think it’s always been there,” the allrounder stated.
“You don’t want to look too far ahead, you have to play what’s in front of you, each ball, each day, each session, each Test match as it comes.
“I’d think about if you’re so near getting one thing, the tougher it will get, and I’m positive the Aussies will probably be feeling that now.
“Once you get so close to something, it’s actually hard to get that over the line, isn’t it? We’ve got to turn up in Manchester and put in another performance.
“They’re an especially good facet and we’ll need to be at our greatest to beat them once more.”
Woakes admitted his triumphant return to Ashes cricket left him “fairly emotional” after accepting his time as a Test player might have come to an end.
The 34-year-old stepped up with bat and ball after being thrust into last week’s must-win clash at Headingley, 16 months after he last donned his England whites on the ill-fated tour of the West Indies.
“It’s fairly emotional truly. You typically suppose the ship has sailed, in fact you do,” he said of his match-winning return.
“You do marvel, particularly when the staff was going so properly final summer season and I wasn’t concerned. It’s exhausting.
“Sometimes you don’t always get the rewards that you deserve, but I felt like I played well in this game and got the rewards I deserve.”
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