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Yes. Agreed that there were many factors at play. Sending out the batsman, in this case Bairstow, to see off just a few balls feels to me a bit like betting at long odds on. It will "work" and produce a small win most of the time but that doesn't make it the best strategy.

That is a very strong opinion about something that must surely be at least debatable... :) Ed Smith on TMS was more balanced in his observations about the use of a nightwatchman. He made a good point that Bairstow in particular is a "poor starter" (likes to feel bat on ball a bit quickly) and...