This has been quite the week for Dawid Malan. On Sunday, he slid down England’s batting order like a greased-up pre-teen on a waterslide, on Tuesday he lost his central contract and on Wednesday in Canberra he arrived with an axe to grind and a bat to wield.
He duly rescued his side from an awkward situation at 54 for four, assisted by Moeen Ali, to haul them to a defendable total, a second successive eight-run victory over Australia and a second away series win in a row.
