Ashes 2013: Who Should Partner Alastair Cook As England's Other Opening Batsman?

Ravi Bopara

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtGDJ8sfhRo 28 year old Bopara has had a mixed few years out in the middle. A fabulous few seasons with the bat led to an England test call up, however, coming in at no.3 he struggled and averages just 31.94 in test matches. Nevertheless, Bopara is a free-flowing player who is capable of scoring quickly, yet also defending when he needs to. He has been exposed to high quality bowling in the past and now he has had time to develop further I feel he could be a good addition to the England squad. Similarly to Taylor, I do not necessarily feel he should open the innings, however a batting order reshuffle would allow him to come into the side.
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