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X-factor
Can Chris Rogers step up and get rid of the opening blues?
Trending
Chris Rogers could be one guy who could command the proceedings at the top of the order. It looks like it has taken 15 years and 239 first class matches for Rogers to get the first break of his career. His eight-year experience with the English county teams would probably give him everything that one wants to know about English conditions.
Prediction
Maybe the Aussies could put up a good fight, but I predict the Englishmen to come out on top in at least three out of the five encounters.
Yes, the Ashes will stay in England.
Squad
Michael Clarke (capt), Brad Haddin (vice-capt), David Warner, Ed Cowan, Chris Rogers, Phil Hughes, Shane Watson, Usman Khawaja, Matthew Wade, James Faulkner, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc, James Pattinson, Ryan Harris, Jackson Bird, Nathan Lyon.
Probable XI (for the first Test)
Watson, Rogers, Cowan, Khawaja, Clarke, Haddin, Smith, Faulkner, Lyon, Siddle, Pattinson.
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