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England captain Alastair Cook wants his side to seize their chance to become Ashes heroes as they bid for a series-clinching win over Australia at Trent Bridge.

Here’s a recap of Anderson’s wickets.

Australia required tea drink on second day of one in three Ashes Test on 73-2, continue to 72 behind England by using Chris Rogers and Steven Smith the boys to plummet.

At Trent Bridge this week, Clarke will merit hero or fall-guy status as he tries to keep alive Australia’s hopes of retaining the Ashes. You don’t play forever and think “who is irreplaceable”?

Anderson helped to put England on track to go in front in the series, with six first-innings wickets in Birmingham.

Anderson pulled up sharply after bowling the third ball of the 33rd over of Australia’s second innings, then aborted his run up for the fourth and immediately left the field looking in some discomfort.

Keith Earls in training for Ireland ahead of his comeback game.

Cook confirmed that Durham’s Mark Wood, who took four wickets on his Ashes debut as England won the first Test in Cardiff, was likely to be tasked with filling the chasm, having recovered from an ankle problem.

He said: “With my Sale hat on I’d love to see him play, and 100 per cent he can change a game if you were to throw him on, more so than any other fly-half in the country”.

After England won the toss and bowled first, Broad picked up his 300th test match wicket with just the third ball of the day, dismissing Australian opener Chris Rogers for a duck – the first duck in Rogers’ test career.

Defiant and angry Australian captain Michael Clarke vowed to keep playing on after the Ashes series with England, with those suggesting he was finished talking “a complete load of rubbish”.

Nevill’s maiden Test 50, in just his second innings, occupied 126 balls and kept England waiting longest before Australia were bowled out for 265 just before lunch on day three of the third Investec Test.

His record at The Oval is less stellar – 35 wickets at 33 – but his loss would be a huge boon for the Australians, who this afternoon were fighting to cling on in the third Test at Edgbaston.

England bowler James Anderson will miss the rest of the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston and the fourth Test at Trent Bridge because of a side strain.

For everyone, it shows how much they want to make the World Cup squad and be a part of it, and it is going to be tough on us as coaches and selectors having to let some players down when we make that final cut.