But there was distraction at least, with this also the latest new dawn in English leg-spin as Mason Crane got his first taste of the Test arena. Crane had spent the first day with his feet up watching the batsmen largely live up to various expectations. Thus it was on the second morning that Crane entered the fray with bat in hand, amid the frenzied session of lower-order swish from Tom Curran and Stuart Broad. These prompted a wry smile or two from the youngster, who explained perfectionism as the reason why he stops himself. In the commentary box Shane Warne was also impressed with what he saw.

Source: The Guardian January 05, 2018 12:11 UTC