Selectors hope Mason Crane can conquer English history on step into the unknown | Vic Marks
The 20-year-old Hampshire spinner is unlikely to play in the day-night Test against West Indies at Edgbaston but he could soon buck a troublesome trendIt seems we have some dewy-eyed romantics as selectors. From Hampshire they have plucked the young wrist-spinner, Mason Crane, whose bowling average is twice his age. A fresh-faced novice of 20 is on the verge of playing Test cricket after 25 first-class games.It is an eye-catching selection and a heartwarming story and – who knows – might have a happy ending. Whether Crane actually plays in Birmingham against West Indies is debatable. This is England’s first ever day-night Test with the devious pink ball, which sometimes gets up to tricks when the sun goes down. During...