The retirement of England’s record runscorer means a new senior man at the top of the order is needed for the upcoming winter tour of Sri Lanka
All eyes will be upon England’s opening batsman at the Oval. Lean, dignified, quick to smile and forever diligent in the way he goes about his business – combatting the new ball so that the fancy Dans down the order can have some fun – he will make his way to the middle to warm applause. The spotlight is on Keaton Jennings.
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