George Bailey
The Tasmanian looks set to make his Test cricket debut in the first game this week, after forcing his way into starting Xi calculations with his sizzling form in India.
Scores of 85, 92 not out, 43, 98 and 156 got the attention of selectors and the 31-year-old is set to take his place in the vital middle-order, which has been forced to do plenty of the heavy lifting after early wickets have fallen in the past year.
Expect the English attack to try and test him early to see if his mental skills back up those with the bat.
With a solid to good series this summer, bailey has the chance to lock up a place in the side for the next two to three seasons.
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