Ashes 2017/18: 5 players who could have been picked ahead of Shaun Marsh

Jake Weatherald

Weatherald has been consistent across formats this season

In the same match that Western Australia batsman Cameron Bancroft scored an unbeaten double century, which eventually helped him seal his spot in the Ashes, Jake Weatherald scored 152 and 143 at the WACA to help South Australia come out on top despite Bancroft's 224*. His twin hundreds were his first two of the season and he remains the only batsman to have scored two centuries so far this season.

That helped the 23-year-old left-hander carry his impressive form from the JLT One-Day Cup where he scored two centuries and a fifty to the Sheffield Shield, where he is the second leading run-getter this season with 419 runs at an average of almost 70. The fact that he can also bowl some handy leg-spin makes him an all-round option that Australia could have opted for in the middle-order.

However, if he keeps up his good form, there is little doubt that he will be at the top of the selectors' minds as they sit down and select the squad for the last three Tests.