Former England captain Sir Alastair Cook has called for Zak Crawley to be dropped with the opener in the midst of a terrible run of form.
Crawley has scored just 164 runs at an average of 16.40 in five Tests for England this summer and is also averaging just 24.25 for Kent in the County Championship. And Cook, who scored 12,472 runs and 33 hundreds at the top of the order for England in Test cricket, believes the 24-year-old needs "to be given a break from the team" for his own good.
In his latest column for the Times, Cook wrote: "In my view it is time for Zak Crawley to be given a break from the team. He has had a lot of backing, and we have all seen the potential in his game that excites so many people.
