That turned out to be the easiest test Hughes has ever taken to retain his spot.
I had all 4 of the axed players in my XI, so that's a bit of a blow. The available players still look good enough to me though. Will have to move Clarke up now, but maybe one of the openers will benefit from having him there if he's needed.
It's not hard to peel off big hundreds with relative ease on these tracks once you get comfortable, so it's about time that Cowan, Warner and Hughes cashed in like everyone else while they're here. Curious to see where Smith is at after his brief stint 2 years ago too, so it's a good opportunity for him if he comes in at 5.
The bowling situation doesn't look ideal, but Lyon and Starc will be hungry to bounce back after their axing. Maybe both Maxwell and Doherty will retain their spots though after being gifted wickets, but I'd be keeping Maxwell and bringing the Lyon back. Just need Siddle to find his rhythm again and things should fall into place.