Afghanistan have snapped the 2023 World Cup out of its predictable stupor by pushing defending champions England onto shaky grounds. England lacked partnerships to break past Afghanistan's spin trifecta, and suffered from not reading the conditions too well in Delhi. They backed themselves to chase anything successfully at a venue that had seen 754 runs…

Dawid Malan looks imposing with a bat in hand. It's an assessment that every bowler who has run into him this year will concur with. He's six feet tall and lines up almost fully straight and upright before the ball is bowled - with shades of Marcus Trescothick to his stance. Early on Tuesday morning…