England Tour of West Indies 2024- 3 ODIs 5 T20Is

[Aislabie]

It's tricky giving Pope the gloves at 3, yeah. I think he could do it but there's already enough pressure on him with the bat. As it's short term it wouldn't hurt because everyone knows Smith would be coming back in. I still think they'll go with Cox but they must be looking at the way both of them have played this past two weeks and be tempted to pick Bethell.

Quite simply, one of them has looked like an international batter and one has not. In particular, Bethell has thrived against high pace

Also with the benefit of hindsight, Phil Salt might have been the ideal replacement opener when Crawley was crocked

 

[ddrap14]

Phil Salt might have been the ideal replacement opener when Crawley was crocked

But he needed more seasoning at that point

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Quite simply, one of them has looked like an international batter and one has not. In particular, Bethell has thrived against high pace

Also with the benefit of hindsight, Phil Salt might have been the ideal replacement opener when Crawley was crocked

Yeah, I was thinking about Salt as an opener too. He'd certainly look a better number 7 right now than Cox.