Now Jordan is said to have got his wrist position right again for first-class cricket and was swinging the ball at pace at Horsham against Warwickshire this week. Stokes has a huge role to play in England's future but his woeful run with the bat means he will surely miss out now.
It is whether Woakes replaces either Anderson, Broad or even Liam Plunkett that provides England with an intriguing question on a pitch that Hampshire believe will have pace, bounce and carry.
Clearly it is harsh to blame Anderson for what has gone wrong this season because he was man of the series against Sri Lanka, man of the match against India at Trent Bridge and has thrown his heart and soul into the ‘new' England.
