After England's embarrassing 4-0 defeat to Australia in the Ashes last winter, Josh Bohannon appeared to be on the verge of a call-up after scoring 853 runs at an average of 53.31 while batting at number three for Lancashire.
However, then captain Joe Root decided to step up to number three and Bohannon did not receive the call. And when Ben Stokes replaced Root as skipper in April, Ollie Pope was given a chance at number three that he has taken with both hands, scoring 690 runs at 43.12.
Meanwhile, Bohannon has continued to score runs for Lancashire, plundering 805 at 40.25 last year and the 25-year-old is hoping to further his case for an England call-up when he features for the Lions against Sri Lanka A later this month.
