Australia has announced its XI for tonight’s first test against England at Trent Bridge. It is:

Watson
Rogers
Cowan
Clarke (c)
Hughes
Smith
Haddin
Siddle
Pattinson
Starc
Agar
Lyon (12th)

Not sure about Hughes at 5 or Siddle being in the team. Love that Cowan is in the line up. The time for talk and conjecture is over: we now know the team to take the field and it is time to get behind them.

Selection of Agar astonished me. I can not work it out and am gutted for Nathan Lyon.

Can’t wait for the first ball to bowled at 8pm Australian time tonight.