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Three talking points after England's Ashes win over Australia

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England's thrilling three-wicket win in the third Test at Headingley on Sunday kept the Ashes alive, with Ben Stokes's men now just 2-1 behind with two Tests to play.But both England and Australia face selection dilemmas heading into next week's fourth Test at Old Trafford, with history against the hosts in their bid to regain the Ashes.AFP Sport looks at some of the major issues at this stage of a fascinating series: Bairstow struggling behind the stumps England dropped Ben Foakes ahead of the Ashes, despite having previously insisted the Surrey man was the world's best wicketkeeper, in order to accommodate the returning Jonny Bairstow.Bairstow was the standout performer at the start of England's 'Bazball' era, scoring over 1,000 runs, including six hundreds, in 10 Tests last year.His movement behind the stumps in the Ashes, however, appears to have been affected by the broken leg that sidelined him for nine months, with Bairstow dropping seven catches and missing a stumping in a series where he is also averaging a modest 23.50 with the bat.But England coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes have made few selection errors since joining forces last year and they may well keep faith with Bairstow.England must also decide whether to recall James Anderson on his Old Trafford home ground after the veteran paceman, 41 later this month, was rested at Headingley after taking just three wickets, at more than 75 apiece, across the opening two matches.Chris Woakes, his stand-in at Leeds, took six wickets and also made a priceless 32 not out that helped seal England's victory.

Anderson's 688 wickets are the most by any fast bowler in Test history and he could come straight back into the side if seamer Ollie Robinson, reduced

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