Selectors sit back and think of England
The clock is ticking on when Australia’s Ashes squad will be named and the selectors currently have lots to look at all over the world
Peter English
25-Feb-2013
The clock is ticking on when Australia’s Ashes squad will be named and the selectors currently have lots to look at all over the world. In the Sydney Morning Herald Andrew Stevenson and Chloe Saltau analyse the must-haves and the maybes.
The batting, which is thin, picks itself. Simon Katich and Phillip Hughes to open, Ricky Ponting, Michael Hussey and Michael Clarke to follow, with Haddin a certainty behind the stumps. Beyond that the picture is more muddled. While Marcus North is the frontrunner for the No.6 spot, he could find himself in the mix with Watson, Symonds and Andrew McDonald for three spots in the touring party and later, perhaps, jostling for one or two places in the Test sides.
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Peter English is former Australasia editor of ESPNcricinfo