Denly was man of the match in the one-off T20 international of the recent tour of Sri Lanka GARETH COPLEY/GETTY IMAGESEngland are set to persevere with Joe Denly in their Test squad when they announce their party today to tour West Indies in January. The Kent all-rounder looks likely to keep the reserve batting spot ahead of the Surrey pair of Ollie Pope and Jason Roy, who will both be given due consideration when the selectors make their final decisions this morning. Denly was man of the match in his only international appearance — the one-off T20 fixture — of the recent tour of Sri Lanka, and looked as if he may make his Test debut in Galle but failed to impress in two warm-up matches against a Sri Lanka Board Presidents XI with scores of 25 and 0, batting at No 3. The arrival…

Source: The Times December 10, 2018 00:00 UTC