The 25-year-old England opener’s move up to Test cricket has been taken in his stride as he reflects on a busy 12 months

From clipping his first ball in Test cricket for four through to the recent awarding of a central contract, with a summer spent in the bubble in between, it has been an eventful first 12 months in the whites of England for Dom Sibley.

The 25-year-old opener has been good value for this rise to the salaried ranks, too, blocking out scrutiny of his methods and letting talk of slow scoring sail past his off-stump to deliver what the team had been craving: a softer ball and tired bowlers for the strokemakers further down the order to exploit.

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