Peter Hayter takes a look at the England prospect’s struggle and argues that it’s not second season syndrome

Opening pair: Haseeb Hameed and Alastair Cook take a single for England

Watching Haseeb Hameed take his mature, assured and, ultimately, physically courageous first steps for England in India last winter, two thoughts came to mind. The first was that the youngest batsman to make his Test debut for them as an opener had so effortlessly lived up to the hyperbole which preceded his selection that he looked like he had been playing at this level for years.
The next was ...