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Rafael dos Anjos could be down on himself after a broken foot cost him a spot in the main event of one of 2016s biggest events and a chance to be the one to give Conor McGregor his first UFC loss.Instead, the UFC lightweight champion is rolling along, moving on to the next challenge: Thursdays title defense against?Eddie Alvarez?at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas.My focus right now is on Eddie Alvarez, dos Anjos told ESPN.com. I just want to get back to the Octagon competing.Although theres no doubt dos Anjos missed out on a massive payday and potential star-making moment in March, the Brazilian made it seem that a megafight could still happen between himself and McGregor. And if it does, hes not sweating it.He has qualities, but I dont see anything that worries me about him, dos Anjos said. It would be a good matchup for me. I am a bad matchup for McGregor.Of course, a few things need to go down for that to happen. McGregor needs to avenge a loss to Nate Diaz, the one who stepped in for dos Anjos on 11 days notice at UFC 196. If all goes well, dos Anjos says he wont be hard to find.[McGregor] is the featherweight champion. Im the lightweight champion. I cannot make 145. They would need to cut my leg off, dos Anjos said. Hes the one that wants the lightweight belt. Hes the one that wants to be two-division champion. For now, Im looking for my division. If UFC actually think he deserves a shot in the lightweight, I will be there.Whats next in dos Anjos division is a title fight with Alvarez (27-4) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The former Bellator champion made splashes all across the world before signing with the UFC in 2014. Since falling to Donald Cerrone in his promotional debut, Alvarez has won his past two bouts -- both by split decision -- against Gilbert Melendez and Anthony Pettis to earn the shot.Dos Anjos spent four weeks in Singapore with Evolve MMA to continue his growth in Muay Thai. He then continued his camp for six weeks at Kings MMA in California with trainer Rafael Cordeiro, where they broke down tape of Alvarez and formulated the game plan for Alvarez.Nobody is perfect. Everybody has a hole in his game, and we saw a couple of ways to win the fight and we feel very confident that were going to get the win, dos Anjos said.RDA has been on an epic run, winning five in a row and 10 of his last 11. The oddsmakers currently see dos Anjos as more than a 3-to-1 favorite to retain his title (although Alvarez was more than a 2-to-1 underdog when he beat Pettis in January). At 31, dos Anjos credits his recent run of success to everything going well in and outside of fighting.I just feel that Ive reached a point in my life that I feel very mature, dos Anjos said. I feel very mature, and now Im getting to know my body better, not only physically and everything else, but spiritually. 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Match FactsAugust 3, Edgbaston Start time 11am (1000 GMT)The Big PictureEdgbaston is like our Gabba, Stuart Broad said last week. After defeat at Lords, Englands confidence has soared again on the back of a thumping win at Old Trafford and now they arrive at a venue with good memories. They have won three of their last five Tests here by large margins, including last year when they reclaimed the lead in the Ashes, spurred on by the most vocal crowd in any English venue.But this series is still just 1-1. Old Trafford was the type of match Pakistan have not had to play in quite some time: asked to field first on a good batting pitch, with a four-man attack stretched to contain England. Yasir Shahs drastic change in fortunes meant Misbah-ul-Haq was always struggling to stem the flow of runs. Pakistans chances of pushing England in this match could well rest on the toss. Win it, put a decent score on the board and follow the Lords template.England will again have to cover for the absence of Ben Stokes after his calf injury. Chris Woakes form has meant that Stokes loss has not been as keenly felt as it might have been this summer, but his fiery pace bowling did add another dimension to the attack at Old Trafford before he went lame. His batting, although not especially required last time out because of Joe Roots epic 254, provides ballast amid a misfiring middle order that still has a lot of uncertainty about it.It will be those top-order batsmen outside of Root and Alastair Cook where much of the attention will be this week for England. The vulnerability - or at least uncertainty - of Alex Hales, James Vince and Gary Ballance remains the major weakness of this side and leaves much on the shoulders of the two senior batsmen. Ballance, on his return, has looked the most secure but Pakistans quicks appear to have the number of Hales and Vince having picked over their techniques.Given the size of victory at Old Trafford - and the fact they have a quorum of key players in form - if England get on top early they will be difficult to stop. However, in the likes of Yasir and Mohammad Amir, not to mention the steel of their captain, Pakistan have it them to strike back.Form guide(completed matches, most recent first) England WLDWW Pakistan LWWWDIn the spotlightPretty shots alone dont make a Test career. There is a strong desire, not least from coach Trevor Bayliss, for James Vince to make it as a Test batsman but so far there has been the occasional moment of style but very little substance. He had a perfect platform at Old Trafford to take advantage of good batting conditions yet once again fell to an edged drive - what has already become a signature dismissal. England will need to consider rebalancing their side when they get to the subcontinent, so time is running out for Vince to ensure he is not the fall guy should a batsman make way.Pakistan need their senior batsmen to lift. Younis Khans eccentric footwork remains a worry, but Azhar Alis form - scores of 7, 23, 1 and 8 - has also left the top order vulnerable, exposing Younis while the ball is still hard. He was the victim of a couple of tightt lbw calls at Lords, but his first-innings dismissal at Old Trafford was limp - popping a return catch - and then he was beautifully set up by James Anderson in the second.dddddddddddd He spent useful time in the middle against Worcestershire, making 81 against a modest attack, and at a time of questionable batting talent coming through for Pakistan they can ill-afford Azhar not to deliver.Team newsSteven Finn returns to the side to replace Stokes on the ground where he made his match-winning comeback against Australia last year. Cook said it was a tight call between him and Jake Ball: I was awake at 2am thinking about.England (probable) 1 Alastair Cook (capt), 2 Alex Hales, 3 Joe Root, 4 James Vince, 5 Gary Ballance, 6 Jonny Bairstow (wk), 7 Moeen Ali, 8 Chris Woakes, 9 Stuart Broad, 10 Steven Finn, 11 James AndersonSami Aslam, the 20-year-old batsman, is set to replace Shan Masood at the top of the order as Pakistan concede they cant accommodate Andersons bunny any longer. There may also be a change in the pace attack, with consideration being given to Sohail Khan replacing Wahab Riaz.Pakistan (probable) 1 Mohammad Hafeez, 2 Sami Aslam, 3 Azhar Ali, 4 Younis Khan, 5 Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), 6 Asad Shafiq, 7 Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), 8 Yasir Shah, Wahab Riaz/Sohail Khan, 10 Mohammad Amir, 11 Rahat AliPitch and conditionsThere was substantial rain over Monday night into Tuesday but the forecast for the game is good. Cook said that there was a decent covering of grass on the surface. In the County Championship this season, the pitches have ranged from the lively (against Somerset) to the dead (against Hampshire). It is not expected to break up as the game progresses.Stats and triviaThis will be Englands 500th Test match on home soil.Pakistan lost by nine wickets at this ground in 2010 after being bowled out for 72 in their first innings: the England pace attack was Anderson, Broad and Finn. Englands last defeat here was in 2008 against South Africa.Cook needs one century to reach 30 in Test cricket; Wahab needs two wickets for 50 and Rahat Ali four wickets for 50.The most wickets for an England bowler in a series against Pakistan is Andersons 23 in 2010 - Woakes currently has 18.QuotesHes going to be a danger, theres no doubt about that, and he will have learned from his experience up at Old Trafford, thats what happens when you have a tough game. Thats the beauty of a series. He can bounce back now and perhaps pose a different challenge but if we play him like we did at Old Trafford and have that same kind of game-plan we should play him better than at Lords. Alastair Cook knows England cant take their eye off the ball with Yasir ShahWe need to really improve. In the previous Test match we let them score heavily on the first two days and couldnt put pressure on them. Its difficult to come back from 600 runs but still we could have done better with the bat. We got starts, 20s, 30s and 40, but we need to go big. Misbah-ul-Haq wants bigger contributions from his batsmen ' ' '