19 August,2021 07:09 AM IST | London | AFP
India`s Mohammed Shami (C) successfully appeals for the wicket of England`s Dom Sibley on the fifth and final day of the second cricket Test match between England and India at Lord`s cricket ground in London. Pic/AFP
England recalled Dawid Malan on Wednesday and dropped opener Dom Sibley from their squad as they looked to bolster their faltering top order for next week's third Test against India at Headingley.
India are 1-0 up in the five-match series after a remarkable 151-run win in the second Test at Lord's on Monday where they skittled England out for just 120.
Sibley was one of four ducks in the innings as England, left with 60 overs to bat after India captain Virat Kohli declared, were dismissed with 49 balls remaining.
Sibley, 25, has been in a run of poor form for some time, averaging just 14 in the first two matches of this series and under 20 in Test cricket this year. Malan won the last of his 15 Test caps during a 2018 win over India at Edgbaston.
Headingley is now not only left-hander Malan's home county ground but the Leeds venue is also where he made 199, in his last first-class match, for Yorkshire in June.
With the struggling Zak Crawley also dropped, Haseeb Hameed may now open alongside Rory Burns.
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