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Would Have Been Pretty Silly To Turn Down Chance Of Opening For England In Tests, Says Lawrence
With Zak Crawley: England batter Dan Lawrence said it would have been pretty silly of him to have turned down the chance of opening the batting for the side in Tests, a role which he never played before in his first-class career.
With Zak Crawley ruled out of England’s series against Sri Lanka due to a broken finger, Lawrence, the reserve batter in the squad, was promoted to open the batting alongside Ben Duckett. But Lawrence couldn’t make the most of the opportunity by amassing only 120 runs in six innings and was left out of England’s tours to Pakistan and New Zealand.
"No, I disagree. I think I would have felt hard done by had I not gone and opened the batting, having been around the team for that long. If someone says, 'Do you want to go and open the batting for England?' I don't think it's an unfair thing. It's an honour and a really exciting thing to go and do," Lawrence was quoted as saying by ESPNCricinfo on Thursday.
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