ED SMITH, England’s new National Selector, will have to pick his first Test team soon for the two-match series against Pakistan.
Drastic change is unlikely from the last England team that played despite their poor results during the winter when they lost Test series to both Australia and New Zealand.
A damp and cold early season, with fruity pitches, can throw up misleading performances as well as some very worthy ones. Not that Smith, an advocate of big data in judging sporting worth, is likely to be swayed by anything so subjective and fleeting as form.
One player who ...