So on the call ups it is worth mentioning that the ECB have tried to be even handed on the counties and not take too many from one.
If you look at the likely top order, a combo of
Jacks
Duckett
Vince
Malan
Stokes
Plus Crawley and Lawrence, who have international experience and are known to the management, to bring in Hain to sit on the bench (his isn't going to take Malan's role) isn't worth it.
I was amazed that there were no Yorkies in there - I was sure they'd have pinched Brook just because we needed him! It is interesting though as a lot of up and coming and fringe players now have an idea of where they stand in the ECB thinking. Hain will be gutted, as I suspect will Will Rhodes, Jamie Overton, Samit Patel and Keaton Jennings.
Not sure what the eventual side will look like but I expect that Salt will start the series, so its just a question of whether he or Duckett get the gloves (because surely Simpson is there as a pure reserve?)
For me, I think we might see:
Salt
Jacks
Crawley
Malan
Stokes
Lawrence
Duckett (w)
Overton
Gregory/Carse
Mahmood
Parkinson
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