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I think is is based upon the fact that the Selectors have no faith in other openers currently playing in County cricket,
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the Ed Smith plan of selecting the best (fit) players and leaving Bayliss, Root & Buttler to find a batting order. (Smith denies any input into Moeen at 3). Ben Stokes does seem to have found a slower gear, presumably to show he has a sense of responsibility after his Bristol escapade.
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Well all three must have been on the pimm's because you'd have to be half cut to think YJB has the technique or temperament to open the batting.
edit - but it shows the dearth of talent we've got that these are solutions people are serious about.