The brutal truth is that England have three dead men walking in their squad and there are still three Tests to go. This may not be unprecedented on tour but it might be unnecessary.
Ben Duckett, Gary Ballance and Zafar Ansari, to use the ill-chosen yet candid assessment of Ashley Giles when talking about Steven Finn during England’s one-day campaign in Australia in January 2014, are currently “unselectable”. With Stuart Broad injured, England are picking from 13 for the Test in Mohali.
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