FFS
http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/ ... s-eyebrows
No spinners in the squad to face Australia. That raises questions about the spirit of the game in my view - OK, an A squad is not your first XI, but it should still be put forward as your reasonably best second XI.
This is part of a broader trend that we've discussed previously on these boards where home boards are organising warm-up games that are entirely inadequate by way of the quality of the opposition, types of pitches played on and the timing and number of warm-ups offered. For the sake of the future of test cricket, it's got to stop. All the boards need to grow the *modded* up.