Simply retaining the Ashes is not enough, with a ruthless Australia making it clear they will push for a drought-breaking series win in England with victory at Headingley.
Pat Cummins' men have the chance to retain the Ashes for a fourth straight series when the third Test gets under way in Leeds on Thursday, with a draw enough to hold on to the prize.
Winners of the urn on home soil in 2017-18, Australia drew the 2019 series in England 2-2, allowing them to leave the country as holders of the Ashes for the first time since 2001.
But while retaining the trophy was their main motivation on that last trip, things are different this time around.
Players have repeatedly spoken of the disappointment of losing the last Test at The Oval in 2019 and allowing England to level the series.
That defeat has formed part of their motivation for this year, with all talk centring around winning an Ashes series in England for the first time in 22 years.
"It'd be fair to say (it's a different mentality this time)," Cummins said.
"It’s kind of weird. Everyone felt a bit differently about it (in 2019).
"In Manchester when we won that (fourth) Test match to retain (the Ashes) there was a big celebration.
"Whereas some people, me included, kind of thought, ‘Do you celebrate when you retain it?’. I genuinely didn’t know."
It's part of the reason Australia will not play for a draw at Headingley.
"It’s always about winning a series outright, so that’s the goal," Cummins said.
"We want to win one of these last three Test matches.
"A draw would be good in that it would retain the Ashes if that was the case, but we’ll be going after a win."
Todd Murphy will replace the injured Nathan Lyon in Australia's XI for Headingley, while selectors are still weighing up the makeup of the pace attack.
Officials will also determine closer to the toss how Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood have recovered after bowling on day five at Lord's, with Scott Boland fresh in reserve.
Cummins said it was more likely to be Hazlewood, who has played two successive Tests after a long run of injuries, dropping out if there was a change.
"He'd be the obvious one you'd be a bit more careful of," Cummins said.
"The tour so far for him has gone as well as he could have hoped - no injuries. But he is in uncharted territory after the last year or two.
"There will be some conversation around that. He bowled 25 and 35 overs (in the first two Tests), which isn't extreme numbers.
"But again you weigh up this game versus the last two of the series, how he's tracking. We'll work through that."
