Now would be a pretty good time for Shaun Marsh to repay the selectors for their unwavering faith in his abilities. He and Kwaka are easily our most experienced bats and we need them to lead from the front and make a difference this series with Smith and Warner out. Marsh has been in excellent form (even allowing for the last outing duck) and now's the time to step up if he's ever going to.

Our batting is potentially very brittle and we badly need someone to set the tone and lead by example. Hopefully Mitch finds his form from the last home series and he's got a bit of competition with Stoinis looking like he might be on the improve. Finch's first class average as an opener is poor (tho he could rise), Harris is inexperienced, Head not in the best form and Paine more handy than match winning. Our bowling is awesome and hopefully being at home helps our batting in no small way.