Crawley hopes for turnaround at OT

The England opener has had a rough run with the bat but is likely to keep his place in the fourth Test against India

- Express in England FIROZ MIRZA

HE time-delaying tactics he adopted on Day 3 of the third Test at Lord's meant England opener Zak Crawley was all over the pages of almost all newspapers both in India and England.

Except that showdown with the Indian team and his 65 in the second innings of the first match in Headingley, the right-hand batter has hardly done anything right so far in the series that can make him the talking point in a positive way.

Despite the mediocre show in the six innings where he scored 128 runs, even lesser than India's Karun Nair who is under immense scrutiny ahead of the Manchester Test, the 27-year-old from Kent was retained in England squad for the next match announced recently.