Malan owns the space he occupies

Mark Stoneman has played only one innings, but England will be dearly hoping that he does well in the rest of this three-match series because they have tried pretty much every other decent county opener - he is the 12th in five years, after all.

Tom Westley made a half-century against South Africa, but he looks so keen to score through the leg side and Australia simply won't allow him to do that.

At least Dawid Malan, who made 65 at Edgbaston, looks to have presence. It's difficult to define exactly what I mean by that, except to say he seems to own the space he occupies.

He seems solid and resilient. I can imagine him batting at the first Test at the Gabba, dealing with all the pressure and noise that comes with the beginning of an Ashes series in Brisbane.

This was a chance for him to make a century, a score that would have probably punched his ticket to Australia. By falling 35 runs short, Malan may well need another score against what has so far been a disappointing West Indies attack.