Ashes 2013: Kevin Pietersen likely to be fit for England's third Test at Old Trafford against Australia Both sides had their first look on Tuesday at the Old Trafford pitch, which already has large cracks in the surface. England used the Merlyn spin bowling machine on a strip adjacent to the Test pitch, suggesting they expect it to turn and for Australia to pick two spinners Ashton Agar and Nathan Lyon. The pitch also looked to be patchy in parts with damage caused by fielders during a Twenty20 match at Old Trafford recently but Mike Watkinson, the Lancashire cricket director, predicted it to be similar to the fast, bouncy Test pitches of the past. In the week since the Lord's Test this squad have been described by Ian Chappell as the worst batting unit ever to leave Australia and Chris Rogers has admitted the side have to fight. "You've got to get stuck in," said the opener. There were times playing at WA [Western Australia] and we weren't doing so well and Justin Langer, that was his motto, it seemed to work for me. I don't think there's anything else you can do, fight as hard as you can, try to stay out there and not surrender your wicket, which we've probably been doing a little bit too easily. That's what I'll be looking to do. Davey [Warner] brings a lot of energy to the group. He's just one of those guys, he goes at 100-miles an hour. He's such a destructive player that if he bats for a while he could put some real pressure on England. He's one of those the opposition know they have to get out quickly. If he bats for a while he can take the game away, like a [Adam] Gilchrist used to do. So hopefully he can do that for us if he does play.