need to take personal responsibility and take their chances. Shah represented England quite a few times, more than enough to give the selectors something to think about. Not going to bother with Le Tisser. He wouldn't have been my first choice, but I hope Bairstow has a good game. England need to find a No. 6 I don't think that's quite right: he seems able to entertain the idea that other people's opinions might differ from his own, but not the possibilty that those opinions might be justified, or even that his own might not be correct. Why is this thread having a row about Owais Shah going into the first Test! Personally I wish Bairstow had been saved from this opportunity for a few more years. Not that he can't make runs in this series. He clearly can. But I remain, as usual, fearful of the carping, or even full blown backlash that awaits any young player, going through the inconsistent form that awaits inexperienced players in international cricket. We saw it with Bell, Anderson, Broad, even a run machine like Alastair Cook. Hope Bairstow manages to survive it with his obvious virtues intact. Difficult with the omni-grind of the international schedule... I agree, a Bairstow with some good Test knocks will most likely leapfrog Davies in the backup keeper stakes in the winter. Also, by taking Bairstow as keeper backup, it'll free up squad places (one of which I expect to be Samit), so we could have a