India vs England 2018: 5 things England must do to put an end to their Test woes

#3 No sous-chef for Cook?

England are yet to find a perfect opening partner for Cook

Root’s conversion rate isn’t their only major woe. England continued to tinker with their opening combination in their recently concluded series with Pakistan.

Since the retirement of Andrew Strauss, Cook has had 12 different opening partners. Only one of those 12 managed to average over 35, and that was Root.

England has made a habit of picking batsmen with mediocre batting records in First Class cricket.

While the gamble has somewhat worked with Malan, it hasn’t at all with Stoneman. This has paved the way for the return of Keaton Jennings, who you might remember scored a 100 on debut in India.