I've no comment to make on Rogers other than to note that he's generally come across as technically superior to the very limited Jaques (not that this helped him in county cricket: he bombed).

Jaques strikes me as a joke: even his Cricinfo profile can find nothing flattering to say of his "home-made technique". Steve Waugh apparently believes "he has the potential to be the next Adam Gilchrist": fine for a no 7... but a damning inditement of a player expected to face up to the swinging new ball in situations where playing through the line (and playing anything not hitting the stumps) is to be avoided at all costs.

Jaques goes too hard at the ball... has shown too little ability to milk runs with low-risk strokes... and whilst he might succeed despite these limitations, anyone who has any regard for Test cricket should be desperately hoping that he bombs quite spectacularly - Test cricket should have no space for such players.

Sadly... I'm not sure Australia have many better options: Hussey and Rogers might be the obvious partnership... but do either have Langer's discipline? I'm not convinced.