Former England skipper Sir Alastair Cook has asked the team management to give opener Zak Crawley a break from cricket following a lean summer and called for Harry Brook to replace him at the top of the order.

Crawley has been going through a prolonged form slump at the top, with the 24-year-old opener managing just nine and 13 against the Proteas in the opening Test at Lord's, which England lost by an innings and 12 runs inside three days. The right-hand batter has yet to score a half-century for his country from 10 innings this summer.