Hard to see how England bowl Australia out twice - Finch

England vs Australia

Former Australia white-ball captain Aaron Finch expects England to win a Test but says it is "hard to see" how they can bowl Australia out twice on a regular basis to win the series.

England are 2-0 down after successive eight-wicket defeats and need to win the remaining three games to regain the Ashes.

There are questions over the personnel in their side for the third Test which starts on Wednesday (23:30 GMT, Tuesday) but they are definitely without pace bowler Mark Wood, who has been ruled out of the series with a knee injury.

Australia, however, are set to welcome back captain Pat Cummins from a back injury, while spinner Nathan Lyon is set to be included after being left out of the day-night Test.

"It's hard to see how England can bowl Australia out a couple of times," said Finch.

"Marnus Labuschagne looks in really good touch, Steve Smith has got the bit between the teeth at the moment and [Jake] Weatherald's starting to shape up really nicely.

"I'm going to go 4-1 [as the final result]. The way that England play, when they get it right, they win.

"If Harry Brook gets it right for two sessions that buys you so much time at the back end of the game to bowl teams out."

Australian media have continued to mock England's cricketers for taking a holiday in Noosa after going 2-0 down in the Ashes.

Brisbane's Courier-Mail even claims England are "not even trying anymore" on its front page, with a picture of touring players applying suncream to each other's backs under the headline, 'Bodyline'.

England won the 1932-33 Ashes in Australia using bowling tactics that targeted a batter's body with short-pitched deliveries known as fast leg theory but coined as Bodyline. The approach led to ill feeling between England and Australia and prompted a change to the laws.

England's four-day break in the beach resort on Queensland's Sunshine Coast has offered plenty of material for Australian newspapers.

The Advertiser, a tabloid based in Adelaide, where the third Test starts on Wednesday (23:30 GMT Tuesday), used the same photo of England players applying suncream alongside the headline, 'Rub a dub duds'.

Meanwhile, The Daily Telegraph - based in Sydney - have used the headline, 'Surfed & Turfed' below a photo of England captain Ben Stokes

All three newspapers are also carrying a story claiming England snubbed a meeting with Aussie Rules side Brisbane Lions in favour of their time in Noosa.

The break was planned before the Ashes series began and was arranged in conjunction with Cricket Australia. England have three training sessions at the Adelaide Oval scheduled from Sunday.