Third Ashes Test: Australia v England
Venue: Perth Dates: 16-20 December Start time: 0230 GMT
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England coach Andy Flower has decided which of his three reserve seam bowlers will replace the injured Stuart Broad.
Rumours sweeping Perth suggest Surrey paceman Chris Tremlett will get the nod ahead of Yorkshire pair Tim Bresnan and Ajmal Shahzad for the third Test.
But following the tour match against Victoria, when the trio took only one wicket between them, Flower is refusing to confirm he has gone for Tremlett.
He said: "You can't put words in my mouth. It's pretty clear in our minds."
With Thursday's match moving swiftly into focus, Flower added: "We've got two days prep, and we'll tell our squad what the XI is the day before the game."
With Broad out of the rest of the series with an abdominal injury and his new-ball partner James Anderson tired from two long flights after a brief trip back to England to be present at the birth of his second child, England's bowling attack is under the spotlight for the first time in the tour.
The players' families have also arrived here in Perth, as agreed with team management, and Flower concedes that there are new challenges to be dealt with as a result.
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