i missed out Bresnan of course, depends if he is fit ...if he is I'd give Brookes the push

3 spinners? No chance will the Aussies create spinning tracks as they fear Swann so much. It's going to be quick bouncy tracks.

Cook
Compton
Trott
Pietersen
Bell
Root
Prior
Bresnan
Broad
Swann
Anderson

Bairstow
Ballance
Finn
Panesar
Tremlett

Standby: Onions, Tredwell

Cook
root
trott
pietersen
bell
taylor/ballance
prior
bresnan/tremlet
broad
swann
andersen
other reserves(besides 2 above)-Finn, bairstow(deputy for prior),woakes,no need for 16th man.

Please tell me about Ballance.

FC average of 54, century about every 3.8 match.
ListA average of 57,century every 8 match.
Those looks like record of some great players.

From the famed Derbyshire Academy

Myself and nunsandmoses had this discussion last week. My 16 which I picked and wrote down on Thursday is
Cook
Compton
Root
Trott
Kp
Bell
Bairstow
Prior
Swann
Tredwell
Anderson
Broad
Bresnan
Finn
Tremlett
Willey.

some choices out of left field there benny - david willey? interesting but i kinda wonder what he has done to earn selection.
Tredwell is a player I like but hasn't done much this season?

There was a cheeky comment by Brian Johnston about Willey and Holding..

Cook (c)
Root
Trott
Pietersen
Bell
Ballance
Prior
Broad
Swann
Finn
Anderson

reserves

Taylor
Davies (wk)
Bairstow
Woakes
Kerrigan (probably won't play, but give him some tour games, he seems to be swann's only reasonable heir)

I would pick Ballance because his record in first class is exceptional