When England coach [b]Andy Flower[/b] and his selectors sit down to pick the starting XI for the first Test they better have a rubber handy! If a cricket team was made up of 12 players then Flower wouldn't have a problem. He has seven batsmen, a wicket keeper and four bowlers chomping at the bit and raring to go against an Australian side that appears to be wobbling.
No matter how hard Flower tries, he isn't going to be able to shoehorn the seventh batsman into the side which means that one player will miss out. Sadly, none of the seven are dual talented and able to keep wicket which means that [b]Matt Prior[/b] is safe, as are the four bowlers who were rested for the game against Australia A.
Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Steve Finn and Graeme Swann are in the [b]starting 11[/b]...