Derek Pringle would prefer to see Joe Denly opening the batting for England in the Ashes rather than one-day specialist Jason Roy

Unconvincing start: Joe Denly looks a better option at the top of the order although he is a compulsive hooker against bouncers

PRINGLE’S VIEWPOINT
Rory Burns is the odd man out in England’s top four and not just because he’s making runs at the moment. The left-handed opener from Surrey stands apart because he’s batting where he wants to and where he is happiest, something that cannot be said of Joe Root, Jason Roy and Joe Denly, the...