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Left out ... Peter Siddle and Usman Khawaja won't play in Australia's final tour game. Source: Michael Steele / Getty Images
Peter Siddle and Usman Khawaja won't get another chance to find form ahead of the first Ashes Test after being left out of Australia's final tour match in Worcester starting on Tuesday.
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Fast bowler Siddle's omission could be to manage his workload but things look much graver for Khawaja, with Phil Hughes, Ed Cowan and potentially David Warner seeming to have the jump on him.
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Left-arm Tasmanian quick James Faulkner gets another chance to impress against Worcestershire, strengthening the possibility Australia could play him as a bowling allrounder in addition to three quicks for the opening Test.
Fellow fast bowlers Ryan Harris and Jackson Bird have also been picked for their first appearance of the tour against Worcester, as they too push their cases for selection for the first Test at Trent Bridge starting on July 10.
Siddle struggled on the Australia A tour and, against Somerset last week, he was unable to find his rhythm.
His omission from Worcester means he'll remain under a shadow of doubt heading into the first Test.
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If Harris or Bird can snatch their opportunity, new coach Darren Lehmann might elect to go with form rather than proven experience.
Lehmann has said Siddle's reputation as a leader and workhorse for the side wouldn't necessarily be enough to guarantee selection, with six quicks vying for selection.
Harris is injury prone and would have to get through the Worcester game unscathed, but he's a potential weapon on the fast and seaming wicket in Nottingham.
Siddle isn't out of contention, though, and selectors will certainly know what he can offer.
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Run machine Chris Rogers is into the team and is likely to bat at No.3 with Cowan to open alongside Shane Watson.
Allrounder Watson will also bowl in the match.
Hughes has been retained in the line-up after making back-to-back half centuries against Somerset in the opening tour match.
Khawaja made 73 last week against Somerset but the fact he hasn't been picked for another hit doesn't bode well.
It seems Cowan is preferred over Khawaja with Rogers, usually an opener, likely to play No.3 in the Tests.
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If Khawaja was indeed left out in Nottingham, it would continue a frustrating run on the periphery for the left-hander, after he failed to play a Test during the Australian summer or the tour of India.peLehmann has stated the suspended Warner remains firmly in contention should Australia pick six specialist batsmen at Trent Bridge.
Steve Smith has also been picked to play in the middle order in Worcester and could rocket into contention with a hundred, while spinner Ashton Agar will play with first-choice Nathan Lyon rested as 12th man.
Skipper Michael Clarke will get his second hit of the tour in a strong sign his troublesome back is in good nick heading into the Ashes.
Clarke looked sharp in his first innings in three months in Taunton.
Australians (batting order unconfirmed): Shane Watson, Ed Cowan, Chris Rogers, Michael Clarke (capt), Phil Hughes, Steve Smith, Brad Haddin, James Faulkner, Ryan Harris, Ashton Agar, Jackson Bird, Nathan Lyon (12th).
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