He was jeered by some at the Hampshire ground when he suggested that changes would not be made for the sake of it at the top of the order, despite the continued struggles of Ravi Bopara, Matt Prior, Owais Shah and Paul Collingwood.
Even after Shafiul was superbly caught low to his right by Matt Prior off the persevering Tim Bresnan, the runs continued to flow, many of them through the same third man region.