England captain Ben Stokes won the coin toss and elected to bat first in the Test match against Australia in Sydney.
Stokes stated, "It's up to us now to go and put a good score on the board."
England announced one change to their team, with seamer Matthew Potts replacing spinner Shoaib Bashir. Explaining the decision, Stokes commented, "We felt getting that extra seamer in there was important for us."
Stokes also referenced England's recent victory in Melbourne, expressing the team's aim to "continue that momentum into this game here in Sydney."
Australian captain Steve Smith indicated that he would have chosen to bat had he won the toss.