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Can't disagree with any of this, but as you well know the issue is whether replacements step up to the plate. I'd much rather have Bairstow higher up the order than Moeen, because the former seems to have a better temperament, can dig in if necessary, and is more adaptable according to...

I did concede that we might/appear to have just found two. But the scenario seems to be punishing Moeen because circumstances have moved him up the order, and he hasn't proved himself as a number 5 or 4 in the Indian sub-continent. The other problem is that, even if these two do it in the...

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Just been on the BBC live text, Cook and, before that, Strauss. I did know that anyway. Honest.

Just to prove that I can disagree with you :wink:, I think this is somewhat premature. We'd need to find better batsmen than Moeen for it to apply. There are two that have put their names forward in this series, but they'll need to prove themselves in the long run. If Rashid really does come...