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For a long while now, in every series, they have had a batsman or two in danger of losing his place in the side. Go back to Trott himself in the West Indies, trying to make a feeble comeback. Look no further than Cook’s opening partner conundrum. Remember Gary Ballance himself, going through a lean trot after a glut of hundreds. Do not forget Nick Compton’s sorry series of scores against a mostly innocuous Sri Lankan attack last month. This time, though, it is hard to pinpoint who is in the most danger – is it Moeen Ali, in his confused batter-bowler state, losing his head, or is it a febrile Ballance looking desperately to rediscover his mojo at the highest level? Is James Vince even proven enough, what with his Second Division dominance for Hampshire? What of Jonny Bairstow, for whom cricket has no metric yet, to prove that his drop catches are costing England more than he can make up with the bat?
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