Pat Cummins confirmed he should "be good to go" for the third Ashes Test in Adelaide, "barring any hiccups".

The Australia skipper has been absent from the opening two Tests of the series, in which the hosts appear on course to take a 2-0 lead.

After a dominant opener in Perth, Australia lead by 43 runs at the conclusion of day three of the second Test in Brisbane, where they reduced England to 134-6 at stumps.

The Baggy Greens are also likely to be boosted by the return of Cummins, who has been absent from the series so far with a back injury.

"I should be right for Adelaide," he told Fox Cricket. "I'll have one more bowl [on Sunday], and then we'll go to Adelaide and have another bowl there. Barring any hiccups, I'll be good to go.

"[My] body feels great. I'm bowling at 100%. 

"I haven't done back-to-back bowls, so one of the high-risk things going into a Test match is you're going to be expected to bowl two days in a row, maybe three days in a row, and potentially quite a few overs."

Australia are surging towards a 2-0 lead with England facing a momentous battle to keep their Ashes hopes alive

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Despite their 43-run deficit and just four wickets to play with when the second Test resumes on Sunday, England assistant coach Marcus Trescothick remains optimistic they can turn things around.

"We've still got an opportunity here," he told TNT Sports. "Yes, we're still behind in the context of the game. We've got to come out [on Sunday], try and get a partnership going with the last few wickets that we have, and get a total on the board that we can maybe have a little dart at.

"The guys are disappointed, but we're still trying to remain focused on how we try and win the game.

"They've been better than us today, and they've dominated today. They've put us under a lot of pressure, and it's always challenging when that happens.

"You've got to have some way of trying to play the game. We've got to stick to our principles and what we're trying to do."