Australia hungry to seal Ashes win in 'grand final'

Tim Paine described the fifth Ashes Test as Australia's "grand final" as they target their first series win in England since 2001.

The tourists have already retained the urn after winning the fourth Test at Old Trafford to take a 2-1 lead but captain Paine said they were "very hungry" to complete the job at the Oval.

All-rounder Mitchell Marsh has been recalled to the 12-man squad in place of Travis Head to ease the workload on Australia's impressive pace attack.

"We've already spoken a lot about it (the final Test)," Paine said Wednesday on the eve of the match.

"We came here to win the Ashes, not just to retain them.

"Last week's result was brilliant and we played very well but all the guys are fully aware that this Test match is bigger than that one.

"This is our grand final. We want this Test just as much as any other Test that we've played in this series."
"We know how competitive he is, we know how good he is, we know he'll be coming hard and looking to bounce back this week so he's a huge wicket for us as he always is."
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