Quote Originally Posted by Alex! View Post
I don't see anyone else jumping up to beat him to a spot at #5. For what it's worth, I think a lot of our younger players like him, Crawley, Lawrence will fare better in Australian conditions
If Ben Stokes comes back in at 6 then I can only see room for one of those 3 to play at number 5. As it stands I think Pope is the best equipped of those to fulfill that role.