England captain Nasser Hussain has reason to celebrate ahead of the second Test following the safe arrival of a baby son.
Hussain's wife Karen gave birth to Joel at a Perth hospital on Monday, the couple's second child.
The timing was perfect with Hussain able to fly to Adelaide in time to take part in Tuesday's training session.
Despite the imminent arrival, Hussain admitted that he had spent time before the birth reflecting on England's heavy defeat in the first Test and how to turn the tables on Australia.
"It gave me a good opportunity to get away from it and think, and try and regroup.
"Sometimes when you're in the middle of it, you become a bit sort of siege mentality - a bit locked in.
"It was nice to get away for a couple of days and look at things from a distance," he said.
Shellshocked England have hatched an extraordinary short bowling plan to shut down Australia's Mr Indestructible Matthew Hayden.
Chastened by Hayden's majestic double of 197 and 103 in the First Test, England have come up with their fresh plan after extensive video review of the powerhouse left-hander in the lead-up to tomorrow's Second Test in Adelaide.
The new direction is for England's bowlers to serve up a large diet of short balls, particularly early on, to the big Queenslander.
On the opening morning of the First Test, England went 88 minutes before bowling their first bouncer.
But they decided to get aggressive on the second morning and unleashed a volley of short-pitched balls, eventually snaring Hayden caught behind down the leg-side hooking off Andrew Caddick.
"When someone gets 300 runs in a Test you're stupid if you don't go away and rethink things," English captain Nasser Hussain said of the world's top-ranked batsman.
John Crawley is unlikely to play in the second Ashes Test after failing to shake off a hip injury picked up in the last tour match.
"He's not looking too good," said coach Duncan Fletcher.
"He got that knock on the leg in Hobart and it doesn't look too promising for him.
"He's got a bit of a problem with bruising that doesn't seem to be getting better.
"He was uncomfortable yesterday and he noticed that after he practised it got worse, and he struggled again in the nets as soon as he tried to apply any pressure on to that leg."
It is the latest blow to an England side that has lost Andrew Flintoff and Ashley Giles in the last 24 hours alone.
England's chairman of selectors David Graveney has refuted criticism of his selection policy despite the growing injury crisis affecting the England team.
It was confirmed on Tuesday that Andrew Flintoff will miss the next two Tests after failing to recover from his hernia operation whilst Darren Gough has already returned home.
The England camp has also been shaken by freak injuries to Simon Jones, who is out of the series, and Ashley Giles who has broken his wrist and is out until the New Year.
But Graveney defended the decision to include both Flintoff and Gough despite the worries over their fitness before the tour began.
Richard Dawson will not let England down if he is thrown into the Ashes series later this week, according to his former county captain.
The Yorkshire off-spinner is likely to play against Australia at the Adelaide Oval after Ashley Giles suffered a fractured wrist while batting in the nets.
Dawson played three Tests in India last winter, but has only two full seasons of first-class cricket behind him.
Former Yorkshire captain David Byas, now with Lancashire, believes, however, that Dawson's unflappable temperament will stand him in good stead against the Aussies.
