Australia captain Michael Clarke is expected to prove his fitness for the second Commonwealth Bank Ashes Test at training on Wednesday.
Pup up and running
Clarke rolled his right ankle on Monday and didn't train on Tuesday, with Australia opting to rest their skipper as a precaution.
But allrounder Shane Watson says Clarke will train today, with no great concern in the Australian camp about the injury.
The second Test starts tomorrow in Adelaide, with Australia holding a 1-0 series lead after crushing England by 381 runs in the series opener in Brisbane.
Australia's only selection decision appears whether to play allrounder James Faulkner, at the expense of No.6 batsman George Bailey.
Watson says the Australians, after losing the past three Ashes series, are hungry to continue their dominance over the tourists.
"We certainly haven't enjoyed losing to the English over the last three series," Watson said. "We are extremely driven to do everything we possibly can, every Test match, to be able to win this Ashes series.
"There is no doubt it means a hell of a lot to us as a team."
Watson also believed the support from the Australian public during the first Test triumph was symbolic.
"You can really feel it with the Australian public as well, how much it really means to the Australian cricket-loving public to win the Ashes back," he said.
"In Brisbane, it was the most support I have ever felt for the Australian cricket team by the crowd.
"It was absolutely extraordinary. It wasn't just a couple of balls, it was just about every ball it felt like the whole Australian crowd was really behind us and it's an incredible feeling.
"We just need to be able to stay on that roll. There certainly is a lot of people wanting us to perform well and win back the Ashes and it certainly gives us extra drive."
Meanwhile, England batsman Ian Bell was struck on the shoulder at training yesterday and forced to leave the Adelaide Oval nets for treatment.
Bell, who was player of the series in England's Ashes triumph in the UK earlier this year, was hit while facing throw-downs from batting coach Graham Gooch. The right-hander does not appear to have suffered a serious injury and is likely to train today, according to a London Evening Standard report.