Be fascinating to see how people prepare for the first few rounds (once the Game actually opens and we can start playing around for weeks and weeks looking at different combos)
Hopefully MR & MS (Harper & Steketee again 😢 ) give us enough value options to maybe start some AS & PS on the bench or do we look at BH & SS ?
Decision will need to be made on whether to start (or wait on Short) but then how do we get the likes of Overton (if cleared to bowl) , Lynn , Hardie , Behrendorff etc etc for Round 2 ?
Agar , Inglis , Morris , Richardson , Tye all in the mix + Finn Allen.
Can't see 3 higher priced Renegades getting them easily enough though so may need to start a load of cash in the Bank.
Stars with another double in Round 3 so pointless trading out Maxwell & Webster (probably Curran as well) then trading them back in.
Round 3 might want Duckett (wouldn't surprise me if the ECB pulls him out) + the likes of Bartlett , Hosein , Walter , Neser etc......who pays for them ?
Trade Short out and then back in again for Round 4 double 🤔
Either Bailey/McDonald said the Test Squad (hopefully it's only a 13 man Squad again) is being announced after the first Australia A game so might give us some indication if they include any of Hardie , Inglis , Webster etc
PCB is close to announcing their white ball squads for the Australian & Zimbabwe legs of the 3 country tour so will know the status of Usama.
Bring it on , so the (over) planning and thinking can begin 🤗