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[Gerry SA]

So you'd drop Cowan (who actually batted well here) but not Hughes (who is embarrassing), would play Smith or Maxwell (who doesn't even bat five in state cricket) to bat five ahead of Khawaja, and would play two non turning pie chuckers instead of one...

Ed Cowan has made a habit of getting 20s 30s 40s 50s and getting out.

He rarely looks assured at the crease.

Hughes had a bad Test, but he's had good form in the last 4 months.

Hughes is a serial hundred scorer.

Hughes over Cowan all day every day.

Smith or Maxwell would bat 6/7.

Henriques can bat at 5 as he does for NSW

[The_Bird]

Hughes got an absolute snorter 2nd innings as well!

[Gerry SA]

Hughes got an absolute snorter 2nd innings as well!

His dismissal in the 1st dig also involved variable bounce.

Chennai is a pretty unique pitch.

Nowhere else in India plays the same.

[Binsy]

Henriques can bat at 5 as he does for NSW

Henriques batting at number 5 in a Test side is hilarious. He didn't even bat that high for Glamorgan in Div 2 of the County Championship

[Manormanic]

But Hughes will always be the guy whose own selectors admitted was only good enough and mentally strong enough to come in against a monumentally weak Sri Lankan attack.  Its one thing for your oppo to sledge you as a gutless flat track bully, its quite another when your own management do it...

[Gerry SA]

Henriques batting at number 5 in a Test side is hilarious. He didn't even bat that high for Glamorgan in Div 2 of the County Championship

As far as I'm aware the second is being played in India and not Wales.

Secondly Henriques has come of age this year.

He's averaging around 80 in Australian FC. He's just scored 140 in his debut Test.

[Gerry SA]

But Hughes will always be the guy whose own selectors admitted was only good enough and mentally strong enough to come in against a monumentally weak Sri Lankan attack.  Its one thing for your oppo to sledge you as a gutless flat track bully, its quite another when your own management do it...

Not sure what that's gotta do with anything.

Yes he wasn't made to face Steyn and co, but he was in the final process of remodelling his technique.

Facing SL face the selectors the chance to see if the changes had made any difference.

Hughes is a fantastic talent, make no bones about it.

[Manormanic]

Hughes is a fantastic talent, make no bones about it.

I'll not make bones about it - I will, however, tell you that you're deluded.  He'll not score a run in India then will cower like a baby as soon as Steven Finn sticks a few in short.

[ProCricketer1982]

Please play Hughes in the Ashes. Every dog has his day so he'll get the odd good innings BUT he will be found out more often than not and will get done over time and time again. He was completely ripped apart when he played England before and our bowling attack is probably better now than it was then. So, even if he's improved I doubt he'll cope with Anderson, Finn and Onions.

I predict if he plays he'll avg 22 with a highest score of 65.

[ppccopener]

Hughes is a decent player on true tracks in Oz.in tests so far i've seen two problems that won't go away:
His tecnique is all over the shop-ok if you have unbelievable hand eye co-ordination like KP,Ponting or Lara.
Second he can't play genuine quick bowling.
The ashes may well be closer this time round but our bowlers will toast Hughes

[Binsy]

As far as I'm aware the second is being played in India and not Wales.

Secondly Henriques has come of age this year.

He's averaging around 80 in Australian FC. He's just scored 140 in his debut Test.

Time will tell. Maybe he'll join the likes of Andrew McDonald and Cam White and Steve Smith as great Aussie all-rounders. Oh wait...

[ProCricketer1982]

Who would you have in your side.. Stuart Broad or Moses Henriques.... On current form.. Not on past glories!

[Binsy]

Who would you have in your side.. Stuart Broad or Moses Henriques.... On current form.. Not on past glories!

Hmm, on current form - Moises. In reality, I'd have neither. England should play Onions in NZ.

[ppccopener]

Spot on,Onions has been very lucky not to play in the last year.
If we play one less batter maybe they will know they have to score to stay in the side
England dont want to be a closed shop

[swamidude]

Tendulkar clearly wasn't happy about being dismissed by Lyon in the 80s! Lovely 6s he hit in the second innings