NOW that finally Mason Crane has made his England Test debut at Sydney, the question remains as to why the Hampshire spinner was not picked earlier.
Moeen Ali has had a shocker Down Under and should have been pulled out of the firing line before Melbourne (and, arguably, before then).
The fact that he was not leads me to the conclusion that England did not have confidence in young Crane when it mattered.
If that is the case, then what is he doing in the squad? The answer is not to gain ‘experience’. Saving up to travel and join the Barmy Army at the MCG is an &lsqu...