Your preview of the third Ashes cricket Test at the WACA, in 59 sports clichés Australia's Mitchell Johnson will give 110 per cent. WELL, it's not over till the fat lady sings and it's too early to count your chickens, but England will be as dead as a doornail unless they dig deep and rise to the occasion in today's all-important third Ashes Test at the WACA. Australia has risen from the dead in this series, pulling out all stops to return from the wilderness and take an almost insurmountable lead against the old enemy. But this contest is a marathon not a sprint, and the Australians will not be getting ahead of themselves, taking things one match at a time and playing each ball on its merits. Mitchell Johnson will again be the man for the big occasion for Australia. He's been close to unplayable all summer, a juggernaut with a mean streak who is a real force to be reckoned with. The ball is in his court. As ever, Johnson will be ably supported by the selfless Peter Siddle and that true blue Aussie battler Ryan Harris, both of whom are the consummate team men and will put in their customary 110 per cent. But England have their own big guns, and this is the ideal stage for the out-of-sorts James Anderson and Stuart Broad to really step up to the plate and stand up and be counted. England's fragile batting has looked all-at-sea this series, but where there's life there's hope, and the bouncy WACA deck could suit the tradesmanlike openers and the enigmatic Kevin Pietersen to a tee. Pietersen has looked a forlorn figure at times in this series, a shadow of his former greatness. But when he's hot he's hot and in a league of his own. You can't keep a good man down and you sense a knockout blow is just around the corner. There's no love lost between these two teams, and in the final wash-up, when all is said and done this Test will likely come down to who wants it most. It's a game of inches, but at the end of the day, a champion team, not a team of champions, will prevail. Without putting the mockers on and getting ahead of ourselves, if Australia sticks to the fundamentals they can take their game to the next level and end up with the bragging rights in what shapes as an epic contest. Did we miss any? And who's going to win? Keep the conversation going in the comments below or on Twitter via @newscomauHQ or @anstharwood