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Former England opener tipped to earn Test recall eight years after being dropped

Middlesex captain Peter Handscomb believes opener Sam Robson should be considered for an England recall, having last played Test cricket in 2014.

Robson was the fourth opener England tried following Sir Andrew Strauss' retirement in 2012 and was only given a brief run in the side that lasted seven Tests. Against Sri Lanka and India, Robson scored one hundred and a half-century and ended the summer with a decent Test average of 30.54.

However, he was axed for the next series against the West Indies and has not represented England since. In that time, England have trialled 15 specialist openers (excluding Sir Alastair Cook), with only Joe Denly boasting a marginally higher average than Robson's.

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