England's highest score in the series so far is , while Australia have passed 400 in the first two days of the Tests.
The venue is the Cricket Ground in Melbourne.
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Joe Root says that England have to respond by being brave, showing trust, and eradicate "quite basic" mistakes.
He was frustrated that England kept making the same mistakes.
"I expect a response from you," Root said.
Everyone is expected to throw everything into the match.
England need to win the remaining three games in the series to win the series, and they will play the famous Boxing Day Test at the MCG on Saturday.
The game is a very special Test match and one that every English player wants to be involved in, according to the cricketer.
England have won two of the five Tests that have taken place at the Boxing Day Test in the past, although the other three were lost.
In his post- match interview, Root was critical of his bowlers, saying "we needed to bowl fuller".
England dropped seven catches in the second Test and have dropped 12 in the series so far, and he criticized the batters for not building enough partnerships.
Mark Wood, who did not play in the second Test, said on Wednesday that England had had a "brutally honest conversation" and were given a kick up the backside.
"We addressed it as a group," said Root. At the end of the game, we had a very honest discussion.
It was clear where we needed to make improvements.
I'm not going to stand there and make excuses about the lack of preparation. The mistakes that we've made have been basic.
There's nothing to lose. We have to win. I think everyone is in the right frame of mind to do that.
England started the final day of the second Test on 82-4 but managed to take the game into the final session, with Buttler surviving 207 balls for 26 runs, and Root said England need to show that sort of attitude and "harness it for five days".
He said that his side is more than capable of doing that.
The tourists are expected to make changes in Melbourne with Zak Crawley set to replace Rory Burns, who has 51 runs in four knocks, and Jonny Bairstow coming in for Ollie Pope, who has managed 48 runs in four attempts.
Wood is most likely to return, with Stuart Broad and Jack Leach battling for the final spot in the attack, with James Anderson and Ollie Robinson expected to be retained.
Whoever is selected to be in the team should do basic things well and have clarity of mind.
The 30-year-old, who is England's most successful captain but is facing a third Ashes in charge without success, asked his batters to show an "over my dead body" attitude and encouraged his bowlers to ask those difficult questions for longer periods of time.
We've been very good. "We've probably been a little bit pretty with our lengths," said Root.
We have to do it for longer. We have to be brave and trust it.
England will bounce back hard.
Cummins is set to return in Melbourne after being deemed a close Covid-19 contact on the morning of the third Test, but Josh Hazlewood will be absent with a side strain.
Mitchell Starc is set to overcome rib and back injuries to play a third successive Test, while coach Justin Langer has given his backing to Marcus Harris at the top of the order despite the left-handed opener only making 38 runs in four knocks.
Australia are expecting a lot of improvement from England this week according to all-rounder Cameron Green.
Green said that they know how good they are.
They are a world-class team.
We played well in the last couple of matches and we're sure they'll bounce back.
Australia's Green giant is already in England.
Green is just six Tests into his Australia career and says the comparisons being drawn with England all-rounder Ben Stokes are dangerous because he is the best in the world.
"I think when I play more Tests, I might get a bit more confidence to be able to do what he does and get a bit more self-belief that I can win a match on my own," said Green.
Green is yet to score a century in the series, but his five-for, including two dismissals of Root, has helped Australia to a commanding series lead.
Green said that it was a bit of fun at the moment. Some of the boys have mentioned it.
It's not a match up, I've just got lucky a few times. He hasn't got a hundred in Australia but he's batting well in the middle so we have to be on our game again.
