1. Is it worth bringing in Mark Wood for the Perth test? I'm told that he bowled at a decent lick in the Lions game & the complaint levied against England's phalanx of seamers is that they're not quick enough. If so, who misses out? Potentially Mo as I'm not sure of the value in a (poor) spinner at Perth.

2. Is there any hope at all than Ben Stokes will be involved in proceedings? Can you imagine the lift it would give the squad if we could dispense with Malan and bring him in.

Anyway, I suppose that none of it really matters since we are going to lose 5-0 despite not being that much worse. It just seems that the Aussies win the sessions when it matters.