DESERVED CALL-UP
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England head coach Chris Silverwood said: “Dawid deserves his opportunity in the Test arena.
“He has a lot of experience across all formats and, if called upon, I am confident he can come and do well on his home ground.” Saqib Mahmood could be picked in the team alongside Malan for next Wednesday’s third Test.
The 23-year-old Lancashire paceman has been called up amid doubts about whether Mark Wood will recover from his shoulder injury. Mahmood’s Test debut would be deserved after impressing this summer, mainly in white-ball cricket for England. But he has decent credentials in the longer format too, and was an effective spearhead of Lancashire’s attack in the early part of the season in four-day cricket.