Why are young English batsmen failing in Tests?

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#1. Focus on ODI cricket

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England v New Zealand - 5th ODI Royal London One-Day Series 2015
ODI success has cost England their strength in Test cricket

For most years, English cricket remained loyal to Tests and embraced the shorter format of the game with suspicion. In 2015. came Andrew Struss and England's ODI cricket was rejuvenated.

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Two years after their drubbing in 2015 world cup, England has become a world leader in ODI cricket and has remained in the forefront at playing a popular and exciting brand of aggressive cricket.

The renaissance happened because England took drastic steps for improving their limited overs set-up. The domestic cricket was channelized in a way to produce attacking and fearless batsmen and conditions were altered to boost development of skills that are required to excel in ODI cricket.

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The results of this changed approach are seen in the staggering improvement of England's ODI and T20 team, but this development has come at a cost. England's Test match set-up has suffered significantly due to the focus on ODI cricket.

English batsmen in these days are now focusing on excelling in the shorter format of the game and have turned a blind-eye on Tests.

Hence, there is a shortage of Test playing batsmen in England and the ones who are playing Test cricket do not have requisite skills.

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