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[Beaup123]

i think its mainly due to his county form

[El Nino]

i think its mainly due to his county form

Genius!

[Gerry SA]

Think Rogers should be in over Cowan

Warner And Hughes should get the first two Tests as both are capable of scoring big hundreds if they get in.

Cowan gets in and gives his wicket away time after time.

[sgcricket]

cowan will surely be playing the first test i think. at least he gets in almost everytime, which is more than what you can say about warner, hughes
top order: warner, cowan, hughes
middle order: watson, clarke
wicket keeper: haddin
bowling attack: pattinson, starc, siddle and lyon

1 spot left at no. 6/7. if they want someone who can bowl, faulkner would be a good option (at 7, haddin at 6 then) but not sure about his batting prowess.

[lukemannionzimbabwe]

Having watched some more ipl I think that I'd have a  Different team.

1. Cowan
2. Warner
3. Hughes
4. Wade
5. Clarke
6. Watson
7. Faulkner
8. Starc
9.Lyon
10. Pattinson
11. Hilfenhaus

[Manormanic]

cowan will surely be playing the first test i think. at least he gets in almost everytime, which is more than what you can say about warner, hughes
top order: warner, cowan, hughes
middle order: watson, clarke
wicket keeper: haddin
bowling attack: pattinson, starc, siddle and lyon

1 spot left at no. 6/7. if they want someone who can bowl, faulkner would be a good option (at 7, haddin at 6 then) but not sure about his batting prowess.

Its almost certain that Rogers will play - they would not have realled a specialist in English conditions at 36 to be a squad batsman.

[Manormanic]

Having watched some more ipl I think that I'd have a  Different team.

What does the IPL have to do with Test cricket in English conditions?

[lukemannionzimbabwe]

What does the IPL have to do with Test cricket in English conditions?

Form.

[Manormanic]

Form.

So nothing then.  Form in a biff bash 20 over slogfest for retirees and Indian club bowlers has nothing to do with form in the real, longer form of the game. 

[El Nino]

Think Rogers should be in over Cowan

Warner And Hughes should get the first two Tests as both are capable of scoring big hundreds if they get in.

Cowan gets in and gives his wicket away time after time.

Cowan doesn't give his wicket away, thats the best thing about him.

And facepalming at whoever said after watching some IPL... hahah.

[keysersolze]

here are my Aussie test squad!!

1. Cowan
2. Warner
3. Hughes
4. Haddin
5. Clarke
6. Watson
7. Faulkner
8. Starc
9.Lyon
10. Pattinson
11. Mitchell Johnson
I also genuinely believe the Brits have it all to do being the in form team with the current bragging rights etc, and if Jimmy anderson or swanny get injured etc there could be a big upset coming!!!

[sgcricket]

mitchell johnson wasn't picked (even though he is bowling really well in the IPL)

[The_Bird]

I'd say England are far from being in form!! The humbling series draw in NZ was a massive wake up call, England are a long way from being where they need to be.

[Beaup123]

I think hilfenhaus is a must as he is one of the only Australian bowlers that can genuinely swing the ball
Our bowlers are not really swingers so to have him for me would be a must IMO

[Tumo]

Gents, Hilfenhaus isn't even in the squad, never mind the first choice XI... So he will not be anywhere near any of these sides unless someone gets injured (still a possibility mind you, seeing as though the Aussie seamers have a habit of falling apart...)

I'm with Gerry and Manormanic on this, you don't pick a guy out of the blue like Rogers without intending to play him!