Surrey’s Mark Stoneman is in line for a Test debut on his home ground next week as England try to repair the damage of their batsmen being routed at Trent Bridge.

Joe Root and coach Trevor Bayliss met with James Whitaker at Trent Bridge after the second Test and will talk again later this week before announcing the squad for the third Test. Stoneman was close to selection two weeks ago but England instead opted for the allrounder in Dawson. Six bowling options is a luxury too far for a team that struggles to score runs consistently.

Liam Dawson will be the one to make way for Stoneman who will open the batting with Alastair Cook, a decision that will relegate Keaton Jennings to three. Jennings is under pressure for his place along with Gary Ballance after four low scores in the series but England are loyal to batsmen and like to give them a whole series to prove themselves.