WI vs ENG: Andrew Strauss unremorseful about dropping James Anderson and Stuart Broad – Andrew Strauss, the interim managing director of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), remains unremorseful about leaving out Stuart Broad and James Anderson from the team despite the poor show by England’s pace department. Follow WI vs ENG live updates on InsideSport.IN.
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England is currently playing a three-match Test series against West Indies and the first match ended in a draw. Once known for their fierce pace attack, the Three Lions’ speedsters failed to make a mark in that Test match.
WI vs ENG: Despite injury-stricken pace attack, Andrew Strauss remains UNREMORSEFUL about dropping Stuart Broad and Jimmy Anderson
To compound their troubles, Mark Wood has been ruled out of the second Test owing to an injury, whereas Ollie Robinson’s availability is also not certain, given that he is recovering from an injury. Despite the dire circumstances, Strauss remains confident that ECB did the right thing by not selecting the veteran duo of Stuart Broad and James Anderson for this series.
WI vs ENG: Despite injury-stricken pace attack, Andrew Strauss remains UNREMORSEFUL about dropping Stuart Broad and Jimmy Anderson
- ECB have dropped both Stuart Broad and James Anderson from their Test team.
- Pacer Mark Wood has been ruled out of the second Test against West Indies because of an injury.
- Ollie Robinson‘s availability is not certain as he will need to clear a late fitness test.
The move has received negative reactions from the English fans, but Strauss is pretty unfazed and has stated “I think the reaction (from the fans) was entirely predictable. You don’t do these things worried about what the reaction is, you do them because you think it’s the right thing to do.”
Speaking on the other alternatives in Matt Fisher and Saqib Mahmood, Strauss said “It’s great to see Matt Fisher and Saqib Mahmood as part of the England set up. I think we’re learning about them all the time and they’re getting more and more comfortable in this group. And as we said right at the start it’s forced some of our senior players to have slightly different roles.”
WI vs ENG: Despite injury-stricken pace attack, Andrew Strauss remains UNREMORSEFUL about dropping Stuart Broad and Jimmy Anderson
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