You cannot seriously want Renshaw to open in his current form, I want him in the test side but he has to be in form to pick him. 
My side would be 
Harris, Burns, Khawaja, Head, Patterson, Labuschagne, Paine, Cummins, Starc, Richardson, Lyon.
12th man Siddle
Pucovski and Renshaw to miss out.

I have no idea what the team will be. If they want to play Renshaw, Pucovski and Patterson. Perhaps Head misses out.
However I expect they gave Renshaw a chance to score runs and get pick and as he failed in both innings he will not make the side.

Good question?

Because I've just seen Renshaw and Burns fail at Bellerive, I don't want either of them in the Test 11 at all. 

Labu's bowling was surprisingly effective in the second innings at Bellerive against SL. He landed his flipper and had close appeals for LBW. Given who is in the squad, I'd probably give him a start  at 6, whereas Richardson can replace Meredith.

I think the three pace bowlers need a back up all rounder though, which Neser can do.

In football I don't  usually disagree with the  coach's selections too much, but given I've just seen the prospects play, and, with so many former top level cricketers in the TCA members criticising the selection panel, not just fans, I feel more disgruntled.

It is a shame Sangha didn't perform with the bat, but in a few overs he looked good with the ball .

 

Puck exudes class.

There is no talented player with a big Shield  average keeping him out.

With you. Talk around the media is CA has buckled under pressure and may debut all three of Patto, Puck and Richardson. Australian cricket needs an injection of new talent for the future. Two of Burns, Labu or Renshaw to miss the boat as they should stick with Harris.

Just as you thought selectors were finding some sense they’ve gone and named Cummins and Head co vice captains.

Surely if you’re going the craziness of co vice it’s lyon and khawaja?

Why co- vcs?

Naming the starting X1.. is of more import surely

Well that removes any slight chance Head was going to be dropped

Apart from that it does seem rather wrong.

Yeah youd think the guy with 6 tests and averaging 32 should be focus on making some runs. Youd think theyd have learn from giving it to Marsh when his spot in the team wasnt a given

Still the composition of the First Test has not been announced? Hello CA it is on in 24 hours.

We speak of this new culture. I am all for it. Play hard but fair. But this absurd policy of choosing the Test squad before the tour game can only bring discontent among the team members. This is not good culture. . Already there must be some players seething over Patterson being jettisoned into the squad when he was not one chosen before the tour game. If Patterson plays one of the chosen will miss out. This is very bad policy and our selectors should be put on notice over it.

Youve also got players like Wade quiet fairly saying hey if this game had a bearing on selection why wasnt I given a go. And I do think the excuse of hes making runs but not high enough in the order ridiculous. Dont care if youre averaging 75 and hitting hundreds from 11. 

Its a mess but, besides the Patterson callup, CA have done very little right recently and even as you say the Patterson decision has its own issues. 

It sounds like Patterson is in and Heads obviously playing if he just got VC so I think the only spot up for grabs are second opener (Burns or Renshaw- I think theyll go Renshaw) and at 6  (Labu or Pucovksi- probably Pucovski but who knows) and third bowler (Richardson or Siddle- I think theyll go Siddle). Still also cant rule out them going for the ridiculous and pushing Khawaja to open with Labu at the madness of 3 and Pucovski 6

a mess still feels an improvement on what we had before. As long as they don't select labu its hard to select a dreadful side from what they chose

RedKat precisely the side Ricky Ponting has picked as his preferred lineup. Includes both both debutant batsmen.
Ponting’s XI: Marcus Harris, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Kurtis Patterson, Travis Head, Will Pucovski, Tim Paine (c/wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Peter Siddle/Jhye Richardson.   

Please dont fall into the trap of replacing Hazlewood with Siddle. Not in the same class. I want the unpredictability of Jhye Richardson let loose on the Lankans..  I have to say I have a problem with Labuchange at #3. I would rather go for Patterson. But is that putting too much pressure on him. I think not as Patto has a calm demeanour.. whereas Labu looks a bit of a loose wire to me.

Id go Richardson (but would have initially selected Tremain) over Siddle for sure but I think selectors will go "safe" on that pick. 

The problem I have with Pontings team is Labu is barely a test cricketer and for all his nice technique strikes me as someone who got selected a few years early. To have him in the team is a risk and Id only be selecting him as a #6 if at all. Hes not at all suited to such an important postion as 3 and it probably does his own development harm. Also youve got the best batsman in the side, Khawaja, batting out of position. Its a ridiculous selection but the more I think of it the more I think theyll go that way.

hazelwood is out of form but indeed siddle is worse. If you want to improve on Hazelwood take a punt on a player with a lower 1st class average

Burns
Renshaw
Khawaja
Marnus
Head
Patterson
Paine
Cummins
Starc
Lyon
Richardson

Reasonable squad but ridiculous if Patterson is 6.

Harris instead of Renshaw was selected.

You want  a time batter like Patterson no lower than #4.

Pressure well and truly on Burns with Pucovski and Renshaw breathing down his throat..

Saturday looks the only day rain may intervene. Brisbane is having similar weather to Sydney low 30sC with cloud and humidity. Sydney's summers are usually more temperate.

Sorry yes meant to say Harris

The right team has been chosen.
Renshaw could not be picked in his current form, bur hopefully finds form soon as we will need his quality at some stage in the next few years.
Pucovski is not ready, far too early to put him in the test side, but certainly one to watch in the next couple of years.
Richardson ahead of Siddle was a must but I am a bit surprised it happened. Now just need to get Tremain in the squad ahead of Siddle.

Warner is probably the biggest threat to Burns' spot in the team, it might be that it is a battle between Burns and Harris to partner Warner for the Ashes, rightly or wrongly. Only if Burns and Harris fail against Sri Lanka could I see Renshaw playing the first test of Ashes and even then he needs to find some form.

Burns deserves an extended run as a reward for shield form. Harris deserves the series but pressure would mount on him if hes got 6 games and no real scores

Also Marnus at 4 is I think his fourth position in the order (3,4,5,6)?

He had a strike rate of about  70 - 80 in one of his centuries in Hobart!

Yes he has gears then. But he is predominantly a man who likes to occupy the crease. 

I would say Warner is the biggest threat to Harris and Burns. These two have to absolutely smash down the door in the next two tests to ward off  the slugger. I still want Renshaw over both Burns and Harris. Should he miss the next test  Renners only for an Ashes berth is the remaining four Shield games.