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By Neil Moxley Kalvin Phillips hasn’t ducked a challenge in his life. And he isn’t about to start changing the habit of a lifetime. The England midfielder cut a dejected figure as he loitered around outside the referees’ room at the City Ground, hoping to catch a word with referee Thomas Bramall. In the end, he gave up. Which he says, isn’t an option at his new club. Ninety-nine per cent of players could have ducked the media after being sent-off. To his credit, Phillips is different. And when he says he’ll get it right for David Moyes and West Ham, you want to believe it. Gifting a goal to Bo…

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