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we need to improve the batting at 1, 2 and 3 in order to leave Root at 4 so 1 has to go and he is the least effective. We could then have Stokes Bairstow and Buttler as 5,6,and 7

As I said in post 132 at 12.30. Hopefully Malan either does well in this test or follows Stoneman. out of the door. Then all we have to do is find a captain so that Root can go back to being a promising batsman.

Jennings in for Stoneman at least that is a positive start in team changes more to follow hopefully as the season goes on.

Is it finance or support driven? I do agree about the original 1 series of 5 test matches spread over the summer but then we didnt have the Sunday village green competitions.

I was thinking of Haseeb Hameed and Keaton Jennings of Lancashire surely they would do no worse than Stoneman andf Malan. It is ridiculous to finish 1 test on Monday, if it went to the last day, then start another one the following Thursday or Friday as there is no time for the players to play...

The cupboard is bare as nobody plays a long innings now a days but the questions must be asked about Stoneman and Malan as to whether they are good enough for test cricket. Could we try a new opening partnership and drop Cook down to 3 and Root back to 4 to replace Stoneman and Malan. Would...

Will be lucky to last until lunch due to the very poor batting of the so called top order specialists in both innings. Perhaps we need to try some new young batsmen but until the ECB get hold of the 4 day game nothing will improve.

The problem is he is arguably our top batsman so doesn;t bode well for the rest.

Another Root 50 that he couldn't go on to convert to a century.

Yet another poor performance by England, When will this change and we become a team capable of competing with the best in Test cricket again.

Not looking good for the new Chairman of selectors as he doent seem to have made any difference to the shambles that is Emgland batting.

It will not help Root batting at no 3. Some of the pundits suggested another opener and putting Cook at no 3. This would leave Root at no 4