Australia beat England by six wickets with 19 balls to spare on an extraordinary final day to win the second Test and take a 2-0 lead in the Ashes series.
"Make 700 and bowl them out for under 150 on the last day," Buchanan told a news conference when asked about his team's strategy.
England picked up the crucial wicket of Langer to reduce Australia to 28 for one after posting a daunting total of 551-6.
The Australian opener expects to be peppered by a salvo of short deliveries from the England bowlers during the Ashes.
Australia's cricketers have scoffed at suggestions their ageing team is too old to win back the Ashes from England.
Cameron Green suffered a mild concussion after being hit on the head by a shot from Jasprit Bumrah
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He injured his left hamstring while batting in the opening Test on Sunday and scans revealed he had suffered a grade one strain.
Former Australia captain Michael Clarke will get his first taste of coaching at the elite level against Sri Lanka later this month after being put in charge of the Prime Minister's XI for a Twenty20 match in Canberra.
The out-of-form middle-order batsman was omitted after regular opener Justin Langer was cleared to return from injury.
Although a final decision on his fitness is yet to be taken, the selectors have decided to play safe by inducting Hussey.
Opener Justin Langer has broken a rib and is doubtful for next week's first test against West Indies, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Saturday.
Australia, chasing England's first-innings total of 373, closed a truncated second day of the fifth Ashes Test on 112 without loss
To the frustration of the Australians, Chahal took 3/25 as the home side could score only 150 for 7 while chasing 162.
Australia put up a convincing performance against Northamptonshire in the tour game to sound a warning to their Ashes opponent
Ricky Ponting, Justin Langer and Damien Martyn hit centuries as Australia piled up 582 for seven against Leicestershire
The Aussie opener said it is the amount of time international players spent away from home that would be the decisive factor in his decision.
England face a rejuvenated Australian team who have turned day-night cricket into a competitive advantage, winning all eight of their Tests under lights dating back to the format's 2015 debut.
Australia ended day 1 of the second Test against South Africa on 228 for five
During India's 2018-19 tour, Australia, who were determined to patch up their severely dented image in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal, had decided to not engage with the Indian captain verbally during the series.
'But as we know it's harder to get out of this team than get in, so whoever they go with, I'll be well and truly happy with, as long as the person who comes in does their job.'
Langer said the fightback after the Adelaide debacle was nothing short of remarkable especially after injury-forced ouster of big players like Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja.
After restricting the Proteas to 296 in their first innings, Australia were 38 for 1 in their second essay.
Jacques Kallis became the first South African batsman to top the PricewaterCooper list in their latest ratings of Test cricketers.
Australia opening batsman Justin Langer is hopeful of playing in second Test against Pakistan after suffering a back injury.
Australia were 229 for three in their first innings, trailing West Indies by 176 runs
Pakistan were struggling on 18 for one in their second innings, chasing 564 to win after Australia declared their second innings at 361 for five.
The 24-year-old though said he would not adopt a conservative approach to batting
Pakistan were bowled out for 174 in their second innings as they lost to Western Australia by 10 wickets.
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