Does anyone think that England would have been better served leaving Ian Bell out and sticking with Bairstow (or bringing in Morgan or Root?) Can't see what he's done in the last year that makes him an automatic choice. Granted, Cook went through a period like this before the last Ashes series but the difference was that it was the first time for Cook whilst this seems to be a regular thing for Bell. A couple of decent series then a slump in form. I'm still not sure he's all that....especially when you look at how dreadfully he's played in this last period.
I appreciate that a lot of people rate him, they say he's amazing technically, that he's great to watch etc etc but Trott is none of these things and I'd still rather have him batting for my life than Bell! I still think that he hasn't got it 'up top' ie mentally.