England beat Sri Lanka 3-0 in November in tough conditions and have shown signs that they are moving forward as a Test side, but questions persist over the top order.

Keaton Jennings struggled to make a further impact after his century in the first Test in Galle, while Surrey’s County Championship-winning captain Rory Burns made only one fifty from six innings. After returning to the side, Jonny Bairstow scored an emotional hundred at No.3 in the final Test in Colombo but only time will tell whether he’s a long-term solution at first drop.

The pundit believes England could benefit from an aggressor at the top of the order – and that Surrey opener Roy could be the answer.

”Some may argue that if you put Bairstow as wicketkeeper you can create a space by leaving Foakes out, but then I ask the question ‘how can you leave Foakes out of the team?’ He starts, for me.”

The first Test between West Indies and England starts on January 23 in Barbados.