India, Sept. 14 -- Former England batsman Marcus Trescothick doesn't believe in specialists at a specific position. As far as he is concerned, the best batsmen available should make up the side, and they can bat at different positions, not necessarily at positions they have batted all their lives. Ever since England said goodbye to Zak Crawley after the 4-1 Ashes humiliation earlier this year, they have been looking for an opening partner for Ben Duckett, who has not had a great summer either against New Zealand and Pakistan, although he is the only centurion for England in the six games that they played.

Emilio Gay kept Duckett company at the opening spot and scored three fifties in all. In 11 innings, he scored 271 runs at an average o...