andy wrote:if they did a number 3 then just give Denly a go..
they don't seem to fancy him, at all. which begs the question as to why they called him up. I can understand him being there as batting back up for a settled top order, but that's not the case at all. Must be pretty disheartening if you are an experienced and consistently reliable county top order performer and you keep being passed over in favour of all rounders who have no real business being anywhere near the number 3 position and who are just being rotated to see if anything sticks. If JB1 is fit for the next test, he'll probably be shoehorned in instead.
I suppose the argument might be the need to fit 3 spinners into the side, and that won't necessarily apply going forward, at which point, presumably, he might get a go, England having had a good look at him, his technique and his temperament on this tour.
golly... what a lot of commas