Dan Lawrence is determined to seize his second chance with both hands after a hamstring injury knocked him down the pecking order
Back then, Lawrence made a composed 73 in his first innings batting at No 5 to help set up what would end up being a comfortable seven-wicket win.
Lawrence’s star had risen fast, yet after 11 Test appearances in which he batted in every position from three to No 7, his career stalled just asHe had fallen nine runs short of a maiden century in Barbados having batted selflessly attempting to move the game on late on the first day.Even so, he has been a constant of the Bazball regime as the spare batter since last year’s tour of New Zealand.
“There is no doubt Lawrence has the attacking game for the job. He will get on the front foot and try to put the bowlers under pressure. Get him on a flat one and he will play shots to parts of the ground where captains do not have fielders, but he will be vulnerable to the moving ball.”“He’s been 12th man so often he won’t care that he usually bats in the middle order, he will just be desperate to play,” he said.
Three years on, and against far weaker opposition, Lawrence is better equipped to succeed up the order in this series., who said last week: “It’ll be good fun opening with Lozza. Hopefully he can get the best out of me like he does on the golf course.”“I’ve batted from one to six for Essex,” he said. “I’d be happy to bat anywhere really. I think because I’ve batted in these positions before I know how to go about different roles so I think that works in my favour a little bit.
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