Cook just looks cooked. 150-odd tests in a row, there's got to be some part of him that's telling him he's shot and knackered. I think if he takes a break now, he may not come back. I wouldn't be surprised if he played the test summer then quit, or if he quit after this tour. He is playing poorly at the mo but even so it leaves a massive gap 1-3 if he goes now.
Stoneman needs to start converting. 50s then out at the top of the order are a worse than Roots conversion rate at 4. I think Stoneman has shown enough to be given the start of the summer.
Vince needs to go. Simply not good enough. Root at 4, Malan at 5 or 3. For the english summer I'd like to see this given a go...
1. Cook or an opener off to a flyer
2. Hameed or an opener off to a flyer
3. Malan
4. Root
5. Bairstow
6. Stokes (as an allrounder)
7. Foakes (wk)
8. Leach
9. Woakes/Wood
10. Broad
11. Anderson
Moeens needs to get his batting back on track and either come back as a batsman or really work on his spin game. He can't carry that role as per current form. Leach takes wickets in county cricket, give him a go.
Bairstow strengthens top five, but the it does leave a longer tail. I'd be asking the batsmen to do their jobs... five bowler attack with a traditional top six contributing with the bat. I wouldn't have 1, 2 or 3 as show ins. See who's going well in home conditions amd guve them a go, i don't care how old or young they are...
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