It would be nice if he tonned up more but Joe Root coming out at 10-2 is a rarity rather than the norm, because we’ve built a partnership at the top. No idea if it’s still true two Tests later given Root’s form but
@Howe_zat posted a stat earlier in the series that Crawley is the leading run scorer in the world since the beginning of 2023. So I really don’t see how, after a series where he played four innings, scored a 70-odd, run out at the non striker’s end, and two failures, it is the time to start asking questions again. If he stinks the joint out V Sri Lanka, maybe.