Malan ton gives England more than a fighting chance

By Chris Stocks

DAWID MALAN has admitted he almost burst into tears after scoring his maiden Test hundred in front of his parents in Perth.
England’s number five batsman finished the opening day of the third Ashes Test unbeaten on 110 following an unbroken fifth-wicket stand of 174 with Jonny Bairstow that helped the tourists recover from 131-4 to 305-4 by the close.
England had come into this match 2-0 down in the series after defeats by Australia in Brisbane and Adelaide. But Malan’s personal milestone, and that stand with...