• Kent batsman averaged 30 in
South Africa Test series• Jonny Bairstow set to get chance batting at No 3
Joe Denly is set to be dropped for England’s upcoming tour of Sri Lanka even though Keaton Jennings is now unlikely to be recalled when the squad for that two-Test series is announced next week.
Denly has held the No 3 position in England’s batting lineup but he only averaged 30 during the 3-1 series win in South Africa. That matched the Kent batsman’s career average but after starting the South Africa series with a half-century in the opening Test at Centurion, he failed to pass 38 after that.