Warne spent a few minutes in Adelaide with Durham youngster Scott Borthwick

1100 GMT: Having learned that Kevin Pietersen had been lent a yellow Lamborghini while in Melbourne, Graeme Swann thanks another company for "letting him play"... in a private jet.
Read more: Graeme Swann's Twitter feed

In his newspaper column, the 41-year-old Shane Warne, a multiple Ashes winner, refuses to rule himself out of contention for a shock return to Australia's ranks. He writes: "There has been a bit written in Australia and people have been asking me about making a comeback. All I can say is that it is very flattering to hear those words."
Full story: Daily Telegraph

Such is the desperation of Australian fans to see Warne return to the team, however, that one Brisbane man is trying to convince people to contribute their hard-earned cash to get him back on board. The Ashes "Rescue Fund" has raised just under Aus$3,000 (£1,870) since its website went live on Tuesday.
Full story: Brisbane Courier Mail

Former captain Steve Waugh says it will be difficult for Australia to turn around the Ashes series and believes selectors should seek stability rather than continuing to chop and change.
Full story: Sydney Morning Herald

England fast bowler James Anderson has returned home to be present at the birth of his child but plans to return to Australia in time for the third Test in Perth.
Full story: Reuters

In an opinion piece, one Australia journalist likens the chance of Ricky Ponting's side stopping England from retaining the Ashes are akin to "putting a toothpick on the tracks in the hope of derailing a speeding bullet train".
Full story: Sydney Morning Herald

Though he is confident England can win the series, Graeme Swann is already looking ahead to the opening exchanges of the third Test in Perth on 16 December. He warns Australia will have a "cornered-tiger mentality" and that the first 90 minutes could "dictate how the remainder of the series goes".
Full story: The Sun

Ian Chappell denies there was a scuffle between him and Sir Ian Botham in the car-park at the Adelaide Oval. He told Radio 3AW: "Botham is a master of the fairytale, he and the truth seldom meet, and [Daily Mail journalist] Charlie Sale writes rubbish so the combination is not a good one.

"There were some words spoken in the car-park and I accept 50% of the blame. I was certainly not the instigator and as far as all the other rubbish is concerned about having each other by the throat and having to be pulled apart, it's another of those fairytales."
Full story: 3AW

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