Dawid Malan averages 27 over 15 tests. Now that's not great in any way shape or form, but I'd imagine there are a fair few test batsman who have had similar or worse starts. He is an obviously quality player and has shown that at international level in the shorter forms of the game. When you're dropping a bloke of that class after 15 games it should be because you have real quality waiting to come into the side. That certainly isn't the case with this current crop of England youngsters.

Dare I say it, they could probably do worse than giving Darren Stevens the summer around that side aswell.