Ashes series 2015

Guys
if you had the chance to pick the test side for the First Test against the Aussies who would you pick?

my team is: -
COOk
LYTH
BELL
BALLANCE
ROOT
STOKES
BUTTLER
ALI
JORDAN
WOOD
ANDERSON

Cook
Lyth
2 out of Balance, Bell , Ali (horses for courses)
Root
Ben Stokes
Butler
Rashid
Broad
Wood
Anderson

Cook
Lyth
Bell
Root
Ali
Stokes
Butler
Rashid
Broad
Wood
Anderson

(02-07-2015 21:31 )setter1000 Wrote:  Cook
Lyth
2 out of Balance, Bell , Ali (horses for courses)
Root
Ben Stokes
Butler
Rashid
Broad
Wood
Anderson

I think at present Root, Stokes and Buttler are able to stabilise England better at 5,6, & 7 rather than any of them going in early

Hales
Cook
Root
Ali
Bairstow
Stokes
Butler
Rashid
Wood
Plunkett (if fit) or Finn
Anderson

I forgot about Plunkett I just hope he can get fit by the third Test if the Second test is too soon for him - I would drop Bell for Hales for Second Test if Bell doesn't get enough runs

(02-07-2015 21:31 )setter1000 Wrote:  Cook
Lyth
2 out of Balance, Bell , Ali (horses for courses)
Root
Ben Stokes
Butler
Rashid
Broad
Wood
Anderson

Despite my last post this is the team I think they will start with rather than who I think they should go with
cook
Lyth
Balance
Bell
Root
Stokes
Butler
Ali
Broad
Wood
Anderson.
They will after losing the first test as a result will than see sense and play Rashid
And either drop Bell or balance.

Finn for me is one bowler England can turn to later in series as cover for Broad but he for me has to get his line and length right as he can spray a few which will be waste balls At the moment I would like to se how the first two games go before calling up Finn.

Finn did play well in the one day internationals and I can see your point.
However one day cricket is about containing whilst test match cricket is about taking wickets. He looked innocuous last time he played test cricket. That is not to discount the fact that he might have improved since.