Cook will win his 100th Test cap on Friday, as will his opposite number Michael Clarke, in a match the two chief protagonists could hardly be approaching in more contrasting circumstances. <img alt="Matt Prior" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/dec/Matt-Prior.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 451px;" /> Wicketkeeper Matt Prior Prior does not under-estimate the challenge facing England, after their hapless false start to this high-profile series, but he is convinced they can fight back.u00a0&ldquo;For an England cricketer, it doesn&rsquo;t get any harder &mdash; two down in an Ashes series coming to Perth,&rdquo; he admitted. &ldquo;(But) if we do come out and force a result here, how exciting would that be ... in the England dressing room at the end of this game, getting a result in Perth to get back into this series? &ldquo;That&rsquo;s what we have to concentrate on and work towards, and that&rsquo;s exactly what we&rsquo;re focusing on.&rdquo;u00a0He is well aware, in England&rsquo;s perilous position, empty words will be worthless without the right actions to back them up in the middle. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s all well and good me sitting here talking and going on about fight and hunger and everything,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;The only way we&rsquo;re going to show fight and hunger is out on that cricket pitch, performing and getting results &mdash; batsmen getting big hundreds, bowlers taking wickets and fielders diving on every ball.&rdquo;u00a0

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