Australia have kept faith with out-of-form fast bowler Jason Gillespie for the second Test against England.
They named an unchanged side for Edgbaston which meant Michael Kasprowicz misses out again.
Kasprowicz took five wickets against Worcestershire in a warm-up match to push his claims for a place.
But Australia captain Ricky Ponting said: "The way Jason bowled, and the way we performed at Lord's it was unlikely that we'd change."
Gillespie failed to take a wicket in Australia's first Test win at Lord's, having come into the Ashes on the back of a relatively poor run.
But he showed signs of returning to form in a 12-over burst with the new ball against Worcestershire which brought figures of two for 45.
Ponting added: "All the bowlers were impressive [against Worcestershire] but Jason with the new ball beat the outside edge a number of times and bowled a line and length that we are all used to seeing him bowl.
"He got some appreciable movement in the air and off the seam, that's what we were looking for from him."
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