I've added polls entitled "who should make the shortlist" to threads on potential openers, potential middle order batsmen, potential wicket-keepers, potential seamers and potential spinners.

At present we have no clear shortlists on most positions... though the wicket-keeper decision looks like being Foster, Foster or Foster (though Davies remains an outside chance).

In this thread I'd like to discuss who should be considered an 'automatic selection'... and I'm going to kick things off by suggesting no choice exists on Joyce, Clarke and Tremlett... that Foster is almost as certain... and that Yardy, Dalrymple and Broad have made cases that will be difficult to ignore.

Any thoughts / comments?

ps. If anyone wants to nominate other candidates in any category then contact me ASAP: the official WAT thread will be starting shortly and only folk making the shortlists will be considered!