England vs South Africa 2017: 5 positives for England from the Manchester Test

#3 Tom Westley’s promise with the bat

Tom Westley showed promised in his brief innings

Tom Westley was drafted into the English team in the third test at the Oval with the series hanging in the balance at 1-1 after the first couple of Tests. Gary Ballance’s poor run of form in recent times enforced the change by the English team management.

After a gutsy innings of 59 on his debut, he carried forward the form to the Manchester Test. Though he couldn’t muster on a significant knock, he showed enough promise with his batting skills for England to persist with him for at least the next series.

During his short-lived knock of 29 runs, he scorched 5 boundaries. He played efficiently both of the front foot and back foot and also demonstrated an unflustered temperament during the course of his brief innings.