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Belief ... Michael Clarke says his team can beat England at Old Trafford. Source: Chris Brunskill / Getty Images
THE most significant thing about history is you can't change it. Great lessons can be learnt from what goes before to make for better planning and preparation and that is how we are looking at the third Test in Manchester.
No one is more disappointed than we are about the way we performed during the second Test at Lords but we have left that behind us.
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As a sportsman you simply can't afford to dwell on the past whether it's been good or bad.
People ask me about Test matches or innings that I have played and I can't give them much of an answer.
You're always looking forward, planning and preparing for the next match or series.
If you stop to dwell on the past the game will pass you by. Looking back is something you do when you retire and I have no intention of retiring any time soon.
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We know the passion of Australia's many cricket fans both at home and over in England supporting us. We value that support and are determined to play our best cricket at Old Trafford.
England were the better team at Lord's but we know we can beat them.
This is not some sort of hollow boast. We almost won the first Test at Trent Bridge little more than a fortnight ago. Big results can turn on little moments.
We have shown enough on this tour individually to know that if we put our performances together as a unit we are a very competitive side.
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Everyone in the top seven has scored a half-century in the first two Tests and our bowling has been generally strong.
Our recent three-day match against Sussex at Hove produced some more good batting while the bowlers who did not play at Lords got some much-needed overs under their belts.
Those of us who missed the game at Hove have been working hard with our preparation. That's the way it is on a cricket tour, you're playing, travelling or preparing to play. It's not a holiday and nor should it be.
There has been recent conjecture about my back and the answer is always the same. I do regular maintenance to ensure I'm right to play.
I didn't play the tour game because I needed to lighten the load a little after two Tests in as many weeks but things are no different to how they have been during most of my 90-odd Tests.
England have brought Monty Panesar into their 14-man squad as a second spinner, reinforcing the belief that Old Trafford can help the spinners.However there has already been help for the spinners from the dry pitches we have played on in the first two Tests and I don't expect the conditions in Manchester to be that much different.
They are generally good conditions for batting in the first innings and that is where we really have to cash in.
A good first innings allows you to control the game and gives your bowlers the chance to be more attacking, knowing there is a good buffer of runs.
There are three Tests left and we always turn up to a game believing we can win.
Let's see what sort of history we can create over the next few weeks.
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