gavreid
Pretty Words...
That is a devastating summary! Drop him now while he still has a remote chance of working his way back into the team.
Replace with Jos. Toss a coin with Pope to decide position or discuss and decide like adults.
Pope, Buttler, Root, Bairstow, Stokes is enough to strike fear into any opposition. Fits the new ethos of play to win (why did it take so long ??) and will bring in the paying crowds. Simple really.
One lesson that NZ can teach us is in supporting players. County cricket is too easy for some of these players a lot of the time so where else do they learn? Opening is not easy - Root couldn't do it when he came into the side.