Root's comments about not winning games by scoring slowing were ridiculous really.
The only player we have who seems to trying to convert to playing in a 'test' way is Stokes. But he's probably the player, given that he's the all rounder, that want to play in the way the rest of them are. The top order is the real problem though, the stroke players can't come in and play their way because the bowlers aren't being tired and ball isn't being worn. But when you look at which top order batsmen are scoring runs in County Cricket all you have is Burns and Hildreth (who's 34 I think) and Bell in division two. I think Roy may as well be given a chance even if he's just told to go out and get a quick score. That might not do the wearing down job of an opener but it might mean that by the time we're a couple of wickets down we have some sort of score on the board.