Drumstick wrote:I don't think they have faith in Wood's body being able to hold up for the series.
Based on the squad they've chosen, I'd go with Cook, Stoneman, Vince, Root, Bairstow, Stokes, Foakes, Woakes, Broad, Anderson for the first test.
But they won't. They'll bat Vince at 3 and Ballance at 5.
I know the Aussies aren't as good as they used to be but I'd probably go with 11 players instead of 10 to maximise our chances.
I think they'll go with Cook, Stoneman, Ballance, Root, Stokes, Malan, Bairstow, Ali, Woakes, Broad, Anderson which I personally think leaves us short of bowlers. They may replace Malan with Crane if the pitch looks like it'll take spin (unlikely).