WHEN a coach says he has his “fingers crossed” over a selection then it’s probably fair to say he hasn’t got total confidence it will be a success.

By Chris Stocks

Nerves have gone: Dawid Malan has made two 60s

So, when Trevor Bayliss gave that reply to a question asking if he thought Mark Stoneman and Dawid Malan could nail down their places in England’s top six ahead of the Ashes, it was hardly a ringing endorsement from the Australian.
Both scored second-innings half-centuries during the defeat by West Indies at Headingley, with Stoneman, the opener playi...