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‘Who’d be an opener?’ Emilio Gay awaits Test fate after inconclusive audition

Phil Walker assesses the chances of England’s latest Test opener and considers why the position has proved such a poisoned chalice.

Of all English openers to make their Test debut since the start of the last decade, none average north of 40, Ben Duckett’s underwhelming summer seeing him drop below that mark. Over six Tests, Emilio Gay has had his turn to try and crack it with an encouraging if not definitive start on difficult pitches.

The parallels are uncanny. When Emilio Gay – Bedford School, Gray-Nics, willowy lefty – received his first Test cap on the Lord’s outfield, he shook the hand of a man – Bedford School, Gray-Nics, willowy lefty – whose style and story he’s studied since he was a boy.
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