The form is in. The final teams are still up in the air.

So too, exactly what to make of T20 warm-ups, hamstrings of varying tightness and what went on at Lilac Hill between the travelling troupe of Englishmen with sporting declarations and equally sporting catches to deep square leg.

With all eyes on Friday’s Ashes opener, Test match form is thin on the ground, given neither Australia nor England have played a five-day game in months.

So for our purposes, England’s enthralling 2-2 draw this winter with India and Australia’s World Test Championship upset loss to South Africa and three-Test tour of the West Indies slot in alongside more recent white-ball and Sheffield Shield efforts.

Here’s how every player’s form - or lack thereof - stacks up.

Tests v South Africa, West Indies: four matches, 123 runs at 15.38
Sheffield Shield: three matches, 202 runs at 50.5

Usman Khawaja is caught on the hop in the West Indies by Alzarri Joseph.Credit: AP

Despite having made 232 against Sri Lanka in January, Khawaja has struggled against high-quality pace bowling for the past two years and a slow start to the Ashes could have the wolves at his door. Has started the summer brightly with a half-century in each first-class outing, but England’s speedsters will fancy their chances.

Sheffield Shield: four matches, 301 runs at 37.62
One-Day Cup: two matches, 28 runs at 14

Weatherald’s expected Test debut comes on the back of 900 runs last summer and his proactive approach at the crease. A match-winning 94 off 99 balls in a low-scoring thriller against WA sealed his call-up to the squad for Perth. Hasn’t cashed in in two one-dayers and a Shield game since though.

Tests: one match, 39 runs at 19.5
Sheffield Shield: four matches, 402 runs at 67
One-Day Cup: four matches, 338 runs at 84.5

Could not have done any more than pile on five centuries in eight games for Queensland since being dropped in the West Indies. Has scored at a decent clip all summer after revisiting a series of basic batting drills with his coach Neil D’Costa – a far cry from the bogged-down figure of last season’s series against India.

Tests: three matches, 206 runs at 34.3
Sheffield Shield: two matches, 231 runs at 115.5

Like Labuschagne, albeit from a far smaller sample size, Smith looks to be in good touch. After scoring almost half of NSW’s runs in a Sheffield Shield thrashing by Victoria last week, Smith was bemused by suggestions the pitch had been difficult to bat on. He averages almost 20 runs more as Australia captain.

Tests: four matches, 244 runs at 30.5
ODIs: three matches, 65 runs at 21.66
T20Is: six matches, 78 runs at 15.6
Sheffield Shield: one match, 21 runs at 10.5

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