ENG vs IND: England's Top-Order Struggles, Case For Dawid Malan, Haseeb Hameed

While India's makeshift opener K.L. Rahul impressed with 84 and set up a 97-run first wicket partnership with Rohit Sharma in the first innings of the first Test to allay India's fears which e

"Dom Sibley has done enough to stay in the side but you wonder how much further he can progress. He just can't go up through the gears and the bowlers are able to control him. I would bring Haseeb Hameed in for Zak Crawley. I'd also bring Dawid Malan in but he's clearly not in England's Test plans," he added.

However, the report in the Mirror said that the top three batsmen will get another opportunity to perform.

"The current incumbents will get at least one more chance, after England opted to select a squad for the first two Tests of five against India, but they will be under pressure at Lord's and further failures are unlikely
to be tolerated," the report stated.

"Dawid Malan was England's leading run-scorer during the last Ashes on Australian soil, counter-attacking brilliantly for a maiden international hundred in Perth but also absorbing more deliveries across the series than any of his colleagues," added the report.