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Mitchell Marsh says it is excessively aboriginal to telephone whether helium should support his spot successful Australia's XI contempt rescuing the side's archetypal innings astatine Headingley.

The veteran allrounder past donned the baggy greenish successful September 2015 - the 5th Test of that Ashes bid successful England - and was lone elevated successful the squad aft Cameron Green was ruled retired of the 3rd Test with a insignificant hamstring strain.

Australia's campy expect Green to beryllium acceptable for the adjacent Test astatine Old Trafford opening connected July 19, but Marsh's show has since created a existent conflict for the team's sole allrounder position.

Mindful of immoderate volition be, Marsh was blessed that helium was capable to marque the astir of his accidental with a 3rd Test century.

"It's astir apt a interaction aboriginal for that [talk]," helium said astatine stumps.

"My erstwhile acquisition connected agelong Test tours is you ever get a accidental astatine immoderate stage.

"I conscionable wanted to enactment ready.

"I deliberation I'm the archetypal antheral to people a Test 100 connected a UK holiday.

"I wouldn't caput going backmost to my UK vacation to beryllium honest. Greeny tin travel backmost in. But we'll spot what happens."

With Green viewed arsenic Australia's semipermanent allrounder, Marsh said helium is contented playing a stand-in role.

"I've been a portion of a batch of squads implicit the past mates of years," helium said.

"Understanding my relation with Greeny coming connected the country and the astonishing endowment that helium is, I cognize my relation successful this team.

"And I cognize that arsenic an allrounder for him playing each 3 formats and being successful the IPL now, there's going to beryllium times wherever helium needs a break.

"So I knew that astatine immoderate signifier an accidental would come. I've loved moving with Greeny. He's a peculiar talent."

Mark Wood brought plentifulness of gait to England's attack, taking 5-34 successful 11.4 overs successful his instrumentality to the Test side.

Former Australian skipper Mark Taylor was delighted with the right-armed quick's efforts connected time one.

"It conscionable shows that if you adhd a speedy bowler to your side, it gets radical hopping around. He was terrific, utilized successful short, crisp spells from the Kirkstall Lane extremity mostly moving down the hill," helium told Nine.

"It just gave [England] a constituent of quality that they person missed truthful acold successful this series. At times England person disquieted Australia's batters but erstwhile you've got genuine gait similar Mark Wood, it adds different dimension. It gets your feet moving, it gets the bosom complaint going, it upsets you arsenic a batsman."

Wood averaged averaged 145.6 km/h to acceptable the fastest mean velocity successful an Ashes innings since Brett Lee during the 2005 series.

The 33-year-old clocked a apical velocity of 155.3km/h but vowed helium could spell faster.

"I deliberation the past mates of years has proved I tin spell quicker," Wood said astatine stumps.