Jofra Archer was excluded from the second Test of the ongoing series against West Indies as he breached the bio-secure protocols.
Dominic Sibley dug deep to hold one end up but Alzarri Joseph built on from Roston Chase's early inroads by sending skipper Joe Root back in the hut as England were 112/3 at Tea on the opening day of the second Test at Old Trafford.
Jofra Archer has been excluded from the second Test against West Indies after he breached the bio-secure protocols.
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With Root absent, England lost the first test against the West Indies last week in what was the first international cricket match since the sport's shutdown
West Indies have never won a series in England since their 4-0 win in 1988 under the great Vivian Richards.
England have rested James Anderson and Mark Wood as part of their rotation policy with Stuart Broad likely to make a Manchester return.
Young batsman Zak Crawley will retain his place in the playing XI for the second Test following his impressive 76 in Southampton.
Since 2019, Buttler's average dropped from 44.70 in 2018 to 25.10 that calendar year. And in 2020, he managed only 125 runs in seven innings with no half-century scores.
Senior England fast bowler Stuart Broad was left out of the first Test against West Indies and let his feelings known on national TV.
The Windies side had quarantined and played two warm-up games at the Old Trafford, the venue for the second Test, before leaving for Ageas Bowl
West Indies head coach Phil Simmons said that extended preparations for the first Test helped the side in understanding the conditions.
Jermaine Blackwood, who played a match-winning innings in the first Test against England, revealed how he blocked the sledging from England players.
Holder is now on a career-best 862 rating points, the best for any West Indies bowler since Courtney Walsh’s tally of 866 in August 2000.
Blackwood scored a match-winning 95 in the second innings as West Indies claimed a four-wicket win over England on Sunday.
West Indies captain Jason Holder expressed his surprise at Stuart Broad not being picked for the opening Test of the series.
Ben Stokes may have not secured a victory in his captaincy debut, but there was more to his leadership than a few calls gone wrong.
Archer (3/45) dished out a superb spell on the final day of the opening Test but his three wicket haul couldn't stop the West Indies from chasing down the target of 200 and claim a four-wicket win at Southampton.
For Ashish Nehra, Jimmy Anderson consistently bowling short of length was an indicator that even conventional swing was bit of a problem due to lack of saliva in the England-West Indies opener
Gough also raised questions on the selection of Joe Denly, who scored 18 and 29 in the first Test.
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