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Originally Posted by xander biscuits
Come on then guys, let's hear your England team for the 5th test in Hobart.
Lots of potential change with injuries, form, resting, rotation and different conditions with the day/night pink ball.
Here's mine:
Burns
Crawley
Malan
Root
Stokes
Bairstow
Billings
Wood
Robinson
Leach
Anderson
I could be way off but here's my thinking:
Burns comes in for Hameed because of form (likely won't happen, but I think it should)
2, 3, 4 are no brainers.
I'm making a big assumption that Stokes and Bairstow will be fit to play. Stokes not bowling and Bairstow not keeping mind you. If they're not fit then Pope and Lawrence could come in to play.
Billings to keep and not Pope because as well as Pope did, he's not really a keeper.
I picked the bowlers because you need Leach and Wood for variation (and they both just played really well). Robinson is rested and playing really well so I'm picking him. I chose Anderson over Broad for a couple of reasons. He's got the better economy and the wickets are variance imo. Also likely to be Andersons last test in Australia and would be cruel to rest him. Tough call though.
I don't think Bairstow will be fit to bat. Could be wrong. And I don't think Stokes should play through injury. Just take the L.
Billings to open and T-off. Woakes is as good as Jimmy in Australia - and does shore up the batting,
theoretically. Broad in the team to take the wicket of Warner.