Captain Ben Stokes says he has complete clarity amid England's Ashes plight.
Trailing Australia 2-0, the tourists must win the third Test in Adelaide starting this afternoon to have any hope of reclaiming the Ashes.
"If anything, it actually makes everything a little bit more simple and a little bit more clear for us," Stokes told reporters.
"I have got full backing that we can do this."
Stokes reckoned England's predicament was perfect for a batch of under-performing players to demonstrate just why they had support from hierarchy.
"We have backed a group over a long period of time to not only enjoy what this game offers you when it's all going good," he said.
"But these are the times when the players you have backed, you trust to go out there and deliver in moments like these.
"And those are the guys that hopefully this week can stand up for the team and also for the country as well.
"I would never put it like that - 'You owe me, you owe us' - it's just go out and do what needs to be done and back yourself to do it."
England have suffered consecutive eight-wicket drubbings, with the second Test in Brisbane ending with Australia's star batsman Steve Smith pounding paceman Jofra Archer after a verbal spat.
Stokes said his players wouldn't be afraid to again engage verbally with the Australians - with a caveat.
"If a moment arises where we feel we might need to get a little bit niggly like that, then I'm sure it will happen and we'll have to jump on the back of those moments as well as a team," he said.
"But it's making sure that the mind doesn't go solely on creating something like that, because the main thing out of this week is making sure that everyone is focused on getting the win."
Stokes's clarity extended to what would happen should he win the toss in Adelaide, with forecast temperatures of 35 degrees on day one followed by 39 tomorrow.
England have bowled first in 14 of 24 Tests when winning the toss since Brendon McCullum took over as coach, but the tactic won't be reprised in Adelaide.
"I don't want to be another Nasser Hussain," Stokes said, referring to Hussain's infamous decision to send Australia in to bat in the first Test in Brisbane of the 2002/03 series. Australia ended day one of that Test at 2-362.
In a blow for Australia, star batter Steve Smith was ruled out of the test just before the toss of the coin because of a lingering illness. He was replaced by Usman Khawaja.
Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
Players from both teams will wear black armbands and flags at Adelaide Oval will be flown at half-staff in an Ashes tribute to the victims of the Bondi beach shootings.
Cricket Australia and the England and Wales Cricket Board issued a joint statement saying: "All of our thoughts are with the victims, their friends and families, the Jewish community and the people of Australia at this deeply distressing time. Our condolences go out to all those affected. We stand with you.”
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