Chris Stocks casts his eye over the England Lions squad to see what they can offer the Test team Down Under

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The underwhelming nature of England’s Ashes squad and the fact Ben Stokes is highly unlikely to be available meant this week’s announcement of the Lions party for Australia was significant.
Normally the Lions are made up of the most promising young players in county cricket and a smattering of those on the fringes of the Test team.
But the 17-man squad that will ...