{"id":2285,"date":"2017-12-15T17:35:49","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T17:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=2285"},"modified":"2017-12-15T17:35:49","modified_gmt":"2017-12-15T17:35:49","slug":"the-ashes-englands-dawid-malan-takes-time-to-reflect-on-maiden-test-century","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/the-ashes-englands-dawid-malan-takes-time-to-reflect-on-maiden-test-century","title":{"rendered":"The Ashes: England\u2019s Dawid Malan takes time to reflect on maiden test century"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Dawid Malan<\/strong> struggled to stand up towards the end of his lengthy press conference, realising that he needed to hold the table to fully support himself. The rush of adrenaline had worn off. The stiffness, the weariness, and the pain, the hours of clenched muscles, and the miles in his legs had finally set in. It undoubtedly felt amazing.<\/p>\n

Malan will sleep soundly. Going to bed with an unbeaten 110 runs on the first day of the Ashes<\/strong> <\/a>will certainly do that to you. The emotions of scoring a maiden Test century, during the biggest test series of all, while your parents watch from the stands, will certainly do that to you.<\/p>\n

Malan celebrated his 30th birthday in September<\/strong>, and in cricketing terms, he is not considered a young man anymore<\/strong>. For most of the last decade, slogging away in Middlesex<\/strong>, Malan was nowhere near the standards of the England side. And for most of that time, it would have been tempting to contemplate that was it for him: a comfortable, nice existence in the county nest.<\/p>\n

Hindustan Times<\/strong><\/p>\n