Ed Smith aims to widen England’s options after Dawid Malan’s omission

• Selector has two-hour discussion with dropped batsman
• ‘We are looking at having the right players for right conditions’
Ed Smith is looking to create a pool of England Test players who can offer a range of options both home and away as he offered a more detailed explanation of the decision to drop Dawid Malan.The national selector spent two hours with Malan on Wednesday discussing the reasons for the 30‑year‑old batsman’s omission from the second Test