Hampshire's Mason Crane, Nottinghamshire's Joe Clarke and Middlesex's Tom Helm are three potential candidatesWith the inquest into another huge defeat under way, we asked a group of players - those still involved in or recently retired from county cricket - to pick the stand-out players who could break into the England Test team.Joe Clarke is the best player I can think of currently in county cricket that is yet to pull on an England shirt.
I'd like to see him given an opportunity, but he needs to go and bash out hundreds in the Championship this season. The selectors need to have a good look at him because he's a hell of a batter.Saqib Mahmood has sheer pace and Jordan Cox, a wicketkeeper-batter at Kent, is one to keep an eye on. I think his way back into international cricket would first be in the white-ball format. He's really improved his bowling style and has become very accurate. Working with Shane Warne at London Spirit has helped him.
He's not played enough cricket in the past couple of years to push his name forward for selection, but he could succeed on pitches in places like Australia and South Africa, has the ability to bowl reverse-swing in the subcontinent and can swing the Dukes ball.Former England assistant coach and Warwickshire director of cricket Paul Farbrace:
He's organised, thorough and looks like he has everything to compete at the highest level. He also looks like he's got the extra edge, a willingness to get stuck in. He's very impressive.Alex Lees - opener, DurhamAlex Lees is someone who, since he has moved from Yorkshire to Durham, has been one of the best performing openers in the county game.
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