Batting options for #6 in tests?

[New guy]

20 minutes ago, Majestic said:

You don’t have to hit from ball 1 in Test cricket at any position.

If pant plays with tail his playing style will definitely change.

[Majestic]

5 minutes ago, New guy said:

If pant plays with tail his playing style will definitely change.

Reddy and Sundar coming below him. By the time tail comes, he would already be batting at 70-80 or gone.

[lemsip]

I still think that batting Pant at number 5 while being a full time keeper is not sustainable. It will lead to slip ups and loss of concentration or form in one of those disciplines.. The reason for playing him down the order is not because he can't play at 5 but because carrying an exhausted keeper can be very costly.

In the last test Jurel didn't impress me at all. Not just in his keeping but also in his lack of clarity in advising on DRS calls - he seemed to be passive and hesitant. If fit, I would always take Pant as the superior keeper provided the team strategy doesn't have him on the field 90% of the game in one of the roles he does.