Of the trio, only Malan can be totally secure in the knowledge that he will be travelling to New Zealand for the two-Test encounter in March. Though trapped lbw to Nathan Lyon for five in England’s second innings, to see the off-spinner become Australia’s fourth bowler to 20 wickets in the series, the left-hander has enjoyed a promising breakthrough campaign from No5. They began this tour as room-mates and end it as statistically middling bedfellows with near identical returns. Vince, whose 242 runs are 10 more than those of Stoneman, appears the more vulnerable of the two. England will have been minded to give Vince another chance and perhaps will be still.

Source: The Guardian January 07, 2018 13:59 UTC