England - Marcus Trescothick

Ever since Andrew Strauss retired from international cricket in 2012, there has been a big void left in the England cricket team's batting line-up.
Since then, England have tried out more than ten openers, none of whom have had a long run in the Test or ODI side. Over the past one year itself, they have tried out three openers namely Keaton Jennings, Haseeb Hameed, and Ben Duckett.
Trescothick was one of England's best ever opening batsmen. Unfortunately, he retired from the game due to personal problems which led him to depression.
However, he is back playing on the county circuit for Somerset this season and has been scoring runs consistently. He could be the perfect partner for Alastair Cook in Tests for the time being until they find a good opener.
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