Southampton: A rare winning start in a Test series doesn’t stop questions from being raised for England cricket captain Joe Root.
Can Jos Buttler still be a wicketkeeper?
How much did he leave bowler Jimmy Anderson in the tank?
How to use paceman Jofra Archer?
And, more importantly, how will England update Ben Stokes?
By the time the race against Pakistan will begin in Southampton on Thursday, England won the first attack in a series for the first time in six.
Another victory will be a first race against Pakistan in 10 years, and a circular moment this pandemic summer, having beaten the West Indies, but Root’s team has problems to solve.
For starters, Stokes, the world’s number one versatile, will be absent because he returned to New Zealand for family reasons. This deprives England of a player who pulls the team out of trouble, with a ball or a bat, and will lead to the addition of a more specialized batter, probably Zak Crawley, to the lineup.
Buttler deserves to hold his position despite the 3 missed opportunities on the stucons in the first inning, two opposites to the opener Shan Masood, who continued to make 156. The player who stayed in the wicket also corrected a low batting average by scoring a very important 75 as England Controlled to pursue a 277 purpose. His stick is constant to make sure he avoids being repositioned through his compatriot Ben Foakes, although his rival is sometimes more complete stucons.
A main debate now focuses on the composition of England’s attack, given the immediate change in matches (the 3 tests in this series take position in successive weeks) and Anderson’s popularity that his radar was shut down in his field at Old Trafford, where he took one. . wicket in two rounds.
England’s most productive land bearer of all time rested for the time being. Opposite test to the West Indies and selectors can follow a similar path a month later, especially given Anderson’s recent injury history. Mark Wood would be the herbal substitute on the Rose Bowl fast track, while Ollie Robinson without a stopper is another alternative.
Archer was used to open the bowling alley and as a first replacement this summer, however, Root gave England’s new cricket star only five times at the time of the first test. England seems to be hesitation about how to make the most of Archer, who has been overshadowed by Stuart Broad and Chris Woakes in recent weeks.
Therefore, it will be attractive to see how fast the England attack is advancing, and so will Pakistan, as tourists are looking for a way back to the series after not having the lead at Old Trafford.
Pakistan opted for an additional leg spinner in the flexible Shadab Khan, which was used only for 11.3 overs in either round, and can be replaced by Faheem Ashraf, a left-handed batter and a quick melon of the middle right arm.
Azhar Ali will be below his captaincy and will remain after being disappointed with anyone in the first test.
He was arguably too cautious when he defended a 277-point target on a worn-out field, with Pakistan letting the game slip away despite England’s 117-5 cut on the fourth day while rower Yasir Shah endured for nearly 40 minutes. after tea. Before that, Pakistan may have beaten England smoothly after securing a 107-point lead in the first set.
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