**Official** Tour Matches

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Hilf won't play, Lee will replace him IMO.

 

[Nate]

Would be looking at

Watson
Katich
Ponting
Hughes
Hussey
Haddin
Manou
Johnson
Hauritz
Lee
Clark

 

[pasag]

Would you not rest anyone?

Nah. Only a two day match after a week's rest now. No need.

 

[Uppercut]

Hilf won't play, Lee will replace him IMO.

Yeah, suspect they'll want Lee to have a game under his belt in case someone breaks down.

 

[sledger]

Not sure if this is really the place to put it, but I agree with Beefy that all of the bats barring Strauss have to play for their counties next week. Give the bowlers a rest though, maybe let Swann have a twirl.

They should, but I'd be astounded if any of them did.

 

[four_or_six]

I'd only rest Strauss and Anderson from this XI, and perhaps Cook, Prior, Broad and Swann depending on what they think they most need.

 

[GIMH]

They should, but I'd be astounded if any of them did.

Flower suggested it was a possiblity IIRC

 

[sledger]

Flower suggested it was a possiblity IIRC

I'll believe it when I see it. How bad would it be if Ravi went back to Essex and hit a double century though?

 

[GIMH]

Haha good point, tell Ravi he needs a holiday and send him to Antarctica for a month

 

[sledger]

Haha good point, tell Ravi he needs a holiday and send him to Antarctica for a month

Haha, tbh I expect if he did go back and play for Essex his performance would be largely irrelevant, I think the selectors would have already made up their mind as to whether or not they want to drop him. Feel a bit sorry for the bloke, it's not his fault that he pasted the West Indies all over the place.

 

[howardj]

Manou in for Haddin.

Hauritz in for Hilfenhorse.

Lee in for Ponting (need Lee with some game play in case one of the bowlers goes down injured between now and the 5th Test).

 

[Top_Cat]

Hilf won't play, Lee will replace him IMO.

Yep, that'd be the only change I'd make.

(shut up)

 

[Burgey]

If they rest Johnson they should be shot.

 

[sledger]

Haha hope he is rested, anything to disrupt him regaining form will be most welcome. His over in which he got Collingwood out was absolutely immense.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Haha good point, tell Ravi he needs a holiday and send him to Antarctica for a month

 

[Son Of Coco]

If they rest Johnson they should be shot.

Yeah I agree. Would rest Hilfy as he's bowled quite a bit so far. Clark would be in there and I'd give Hauritz and Lee a run. Siddle too. Would shorten us up on the batting to make sure the bowlers that needed a run got one.

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

Experimental-looking Lions squad announced, quite like the look of it personally:

Jamie Dalrymple, captain (Glamorgan)
Michael Carberry (Hampshire)
Stephen Moore (Worcestershire)
Jonathan Trott (Warwickshire)
Andrew Gale (Yorkshire)
Steven Davies (Worcestershire)
Liam Plunkett (Durham)
Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)
James Harris (Glamorgan)
Steve Kirby (Gloucestershire)
Gary Keedy (Lancashire)

Nice mix of senior players and youth. Keedy finally gets some kind of international recognition, he must be one of the best uncapped current players.

 

[GIMH]

SSn are wondering aloud whether Trott being picked and Ramps not has any bearing on the side that will play at The Oval. I reckon not tbh.

 

[TT Boy]

SSn are wondering aloud whether Trott being picked and Ramps not has any bearing on the side that will play at The Oval. I reckon not tbh.

Especially as the pondering is from an ex Blue Peter presenter and some blonde eye candy (surprisingly not very attractive), who knows Ramps purely from his exploits on Saturday night.

 

[GIMH]