We’ll most likely see Jacob Bethell stroll out at No 3 later today. My colleague Rob Smyth passed on this very handy list of England men’s Test debutants at No 3. There have been four this century, though Rehan Ahmed was in as a nightwatchman, while Jason Roy was meant to open against Ireland (Jack Leach did it instead, hitting 92). Owais Shah and Tom Westley were the other two, the former hitting 88 against India, the latter 59 against South Africa. Those were to remain their highest Test scores. Roy’s best, a 78-ball 72, also came on debut.

Ali Martin is our man on the ground, and here’s his day one report. Great intro.

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