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Interesting article in the Telegraph
Players like Josh Tongue, Zak Crawley and Moeen Ali are being picked despite their performances in county cricket — not because of them.
Green-tinged county wickets, and the dearth of matches during the prime summer months, mean that there is seldom much need for high pace or spin bowling in the Championship; nagging right-arm seam bowling will generally suffice. Unsurprisingly, England perform strikingly better when conditions offer more lateral movement