Yes the option is there for Taylor to move up to four, but I do think Bell should be there at four. The best batsman is missing, so an opportunity for Bell to step up into his position and play a match defining innings (like he did in the ODI's). I'm sure he can still do it at five, but would prefer to see him up a spot.
You'd also like Trott to stop throwing his wicket away, I'd assume. Done it in close to every innings this summer.
I'd say that with our (SA) past history of dubious texts and match fixing whoever got the texts probably went straight to management, who then went straight to match ref \ ICC \ whoever to report it. After that it could of been leaked from anywhere.
Got to be Bell at 4 now, senior man in the team and all that, can't see them moving Taylor up there, the only reason they might do it though is to split up the new guys.
That's a given and he's not the only one but the starts are vitally important, for the majority of test matches they've been poor and have been for ages.
If they're going with 6 bats, I'd deffo split the newbies, Taylor is more of an accumalator anyway, best to give him time to bat.
Given the context of this match, might Bairstow following Taylor not increase the risk of a collapse?
Given the clarke @ 4 trainwreck, I wouldn't move bell up, allong with that I wouldn't move bell for this test.
Dunno if Bell has voodoo hanging over him though.
Best bat and accumulator at five?
Trott is the man we look for to see off the new ball if one of the openers (usually Strauss) falls early. No way should he be at 5.
