Dom Sibley (pictured) had a poor second Test with the bat, and has been replaced by Yorkshire's Dawid Malan for the third Test at Headingley next week. Picture: Zac Goodwin/PA Wire.
ENGLAND have reacted to falling 1-0 down in the ongoing five-match Test series against India by recalling Yorkshire batsman Dawid Malan after a three-year absence and axing under-fire opener Dom Sibley.
India prevailed by 151 runs at Lord’s, where Sibley made scores of 11 and nought as his average dipped to 19.77 in 10 Tests this year.
That bad run of form has prompted England to issue a summons to the world’s number one-ranked Twenty20 batsman.
England head coach Chris Silverwood said: “Dawid Malan deserves his opportunity in the Test arena.
“He has a lot of experience across all formats and, if called upon, I am confident that he can come in and do well.”
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