Chris Stocks speaks to Essex’s Tom Westley about life in the top flight and an England call-up

Chris Stocks

Prolific: But can Tom Westley score the runs in the first division to catch the eyes of the England selectors?

For the past two summers Tom Westley has averaged above 50 in County Championship cricket, and scored hundreds in tour matches against Sri Lanka and Australia.
That form could, and possibly should, have seen him earn a call-up into England’s Test team.
However, the constant refrain – and excuse – was the fact his runs, which totalled 1,217 last seas...