• Notts batsman is selectors’ choice for tour as fresh opening option
• Surrey’s Zafar Ansari also pushing hard to be in 16-man squadAlex Hales is expected to be named in England’s Test squad for the series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday after the selectors put county form over his struggles in the one-day series defeat to Australia.
The Nottinghamshire accurate-hander,who has scored 886 runs at an average of 52 in Division One this summer, had been considered the frontrunner to become Alastair Cook’s latest opening partner after Adam Lyth failed to impress during the 3-2 Ashes series win. Related: Brian Close: funny, and generous,a wee bit crazy and awesomely heroic | Vic Marks Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com