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Derek Pringle: Single-minded Jordan Cox shows his value to evolving England

Jordan Cox’s composed 73 against Pakistan underlined his adaptability and growing value to England, with Derek Pringle assessing where the versatile batter fits into the Test side.

 

Batting order doesn’t mean pecking order with tradition having it that No.3 always used to be the best batter in the team.
Against Pakistan at Headingley, Jordan Cox reprised that old belief by looking every bit the top dog despite it being only his second Test and only the second time in a six-year career that he has batted first drop.
Cox made 73 and looked more fluent than his captain, Joe Root, who made 66 of their 150-run stand.
And while Harry Brook eventually played the more eye-catching innings, it was essentially his second knock having been dropped on 1 at slip off seamer Khurram...

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