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Arthur Crabtree wrote:Surely Bairstow will open and that will push Gentle Ben down to six.

The last match Buttler played he opened with Roy. Bairstow wasn't in the team. Joe Denly opened the bowling 4-0-19-4 (NZ tour matches 5-0-60-0)
Buttler opening 52.80 s/r 160.00, his best position. Who knows the openers. Banton might have become a star in the BB or IPL. Imagine those two together.

Openers - Roy, Hales, Bairstow, Buttler, Banton, Malan, Vince....not short of choices.