Following Australia’s 218-run win in the second Test in Adelaide, both players were called before match referee Jeff Crowe and charged under section 2.2.4 of the code that relates to "inappropriate and deliberate physical contact between players in the course of play during an international match".

The pair, who clashed shoulders on the fourth afternoon of the Adelaide Test when Stokes took a single from Johnson's bowling and the Australian stood on the pitch's edge after his follow through, pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Separate hearings were held at the conclusion of the Test with Crowe clearing them of all charges.

"I am satisfied in respect of both players that their physical contact was not deliberate. Both players, however, could have done more to avoid each other and they have been so counseled, " Crowe said. "We do not condone physical contact, but recognize that on occasions such contact could be accidental."

Johnson is again expected to be a trump card for Michael Clarke on the lively Perth pitch, his adopted home ground, as Australia attempts to turn their current two-nil series lead into a return of the Ashes which England have held since 2009.