Australia will hope star batsman Steve Smith can inspire an Ashes revival after their stunning one-wicket loss to England in the third Test at Headingley.
Ashes-holders Australia were on the brink of retaining the urn only for Ben Stokes's astonishing 135 not out to see England -- bowled out for 67 in their first innings -- snatch victory from the jaws of defeat as they levelled the series at 1-1 with two to play.
Smith missed the match with concussion suffered when hit by a 92mph Jofra Archer bouncer in the drawn second Test at Lord's.
He is expected to play in this week's tour game against Derbyshire, with a view to returning for the fourth Test at Old Trafford on September 4.
In Smith's first Test series since he completed a 12-month ban for his role in a ball-tampering scandal that cost him the Australia captaincy, he has scored 144 and 142 in the opener at Edgbaston, and 92 at Lord's.
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Replays suggested Stokes would have been out, but Australia had no reviews left after wasting one on a speculative Pat Cummins shout in the previous over. Langer, who refused to criticise Wilson, said: "We've been really poor at it this whole series. We've talked a lot about getting better at our reviews. Certainly we have control of that."
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