Some old names and new will have a chance to test their skills against Australia as Kent are now playing the Twenty20 finals on Saturday.
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Australia will now be matched against the England Lions although it is hard to state how this team will match up to the Australians who would be raring to go after their crushing win over England at Headingley in the fourth test of the Ashes.
Jamie Dalrymple leads the team that also includes Jonathan Trott, who will still be harbouring hopes of making his debut in the fifth Test at the Brit Oval.
England Lions Comprise: Jamie Dalrymple (captain, Glamorgan), Michael Carberry (Hampshire), Stephen Moore (Worcestershire), Jonathan Trott (Warwickshire), Andrew Gale (Yorkshire), Steven Davies (wicketkeeper, Worcestershire), Liam Plunkett (Durham), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), James Harris (Glamorgan), Steve Kirby (Gloucestershire), Gary Keedy (Lancashire).
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