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I think it could have easily made a massive difference but we'll never knowHonest question. Do you think it would have made a difference to the test team? Someone would have had to make way for him, so I'm guessing it would have been Malan?
Stokes would be the first name on the team sheet after Root I would have thought. He would have offered some steel you missed, and that bit of mongrel that was lacking. The first couple of tests were in the balance at times, would have been interesting with him there.
I think England made a very poor call on this one. Innocent until proven guilty, not the other way around.
I mean, he could have turned out to have played as crap as the rest of them