I agree. Be interesting when and how Crane is introduced. I assume they're leaving him for an easier baptism against The West Indies next month. Woakes is still injured and Moeen is not seen as a front-line spinner at all by them- batsman first apparently, as they don't want to burden him. Same...
James said in The Times that Rashid is purely thought of as a white-ball player for England now, Dawson is the steady-eddy you refer to who keeps his place because of The Oval turn, but Mason Crane is being looked at for The Ashes as the spinner longer term.
Steve James in The Times today said that Dawid Malan was close to making the squad for Lord's. I wonder if they'll go for him as a direct replacement for Ballance, as Stoneman would mean Jennings batting at 3. Southpaws like Cook and Jennings though. Tom Westley the other option mentioned for 3...
For all England matches the biggest is losing by 562 runs at The Oval to Australia in 1934. Against South Africa, it's losing by 356 runs at Lords in 1994.