5 LESSONS OF THE SUMMER

1EVEN when everyone is fit, Reece Topley should be part of the first XI. His 17 wickets included an England ODI record six for 24 against India at Lord’s. 2 JASON ROY has become a liability: 197 runs in 11 white-ball knocks with a strike-rate of 81 is not good enough.

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THE new captain-coach combination of Jos Buttler and Matthew Mott is yet to gel. Assumptions that Mott had an easier gig than Test coach Brendon McCullum will have to be revised. Buttler’s batting form has dipped.

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ENGLAND are more reliant than ever on Adil Rashid in the middle overs, especially with Jofra Archer and Mark Wood injured. And when Rashid is below par, as he has been, the attack struggles. 5LIAM

LIVINGSTONE needs a defined role. In his six T20 innings this summer, he has batted in four different positions and never settled, passing 18 only once.