ZAK TO THE FUTURE

Harmison backs struggling Crawley to come good and tells Stokes stars: Don't change your mentality

- EXCLUSIVE BY FELIX KEITH

STEVE HARMISON has urged Zak Crawley to stick to his guns in the second Ashes Test - despite his failures in Perth.

Crawley was out for a pair as England began the series disastrously Down Under. The opening batter lasted just 11 balls - six in the first innings, five in the second. Mitchell Starc dismissed him in the first over in both innings.

His loose shots were symptomatic of England's shocking batting as they were rolled over inside two days.

But 2005 Ashes hero Harmison (right) believes Crawley (far right) has enough about him to cope with the pressure when the second Test begins in Brisbane next week.

“Are there better players than Zak Crawley in this country? People will argue yes,’ said Harmison.

“The beauty about Zak, and why I like Zak, is he's got a very good temperament.