Former England opener and coach David Lloyd believes Haseeb Hameed should replace Zak Crawley at the top of the order ahead of the Ashes.
Crawley began the winter promisingly, following up an unbeaten 69 against South Africa in the final Test of the summer with scores of 122 and 50 in the first Test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi. However, he has made just 121 runs at an average of 15.12 in eight innings since then and Crawley's career average of just 25.19 as a Test match opener is the sixth worst in history among players who have opened as often as he has.
And Lloyd, who played nine Tests and also coached England for three years, believes Crawley should be axed ahead of this summer's Ashes series. "I love the togetherness and loyalty in this England team but you cannot carry on with an opener who is not scoring runs," he said in his column for the Daily Mail.
