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tuart Broad ’s retirement marks the beginning of what might be a transitional interval for England ’s seam bowling ranks.
James Anderson turned 41 yesterday and can’t be removed from following his associate, whereas Chris Woakes is 34 and stated not too long ago he would fortunately specialize in residence Tests from right here on in.
Mark Wood is simply a 12 months youthful and stays a prized asset in want of cautious administration.
Josh Tongue has been the summer season’s discover, whereas Ollie Robinson may emerge because the assault’s chief regardless of his Ashes really fizzling out.
Here are six different contenders who will hope to push their case for the winter tour of India and past…
Sam Curran
Played the final of his 24 Tests two years in the past however is a crucial determine in England’s white-ball set-up. Was on his means again from a stress fracture in the beginning of the Bazball period and never referred to as up since however, together with Woakes, can be the excellent candidate to fill the all-rounder slot if Ben Stokes’s future is as a specialist batter.
Contenders: Pace trio Sam Curran, Matthew Potts and Saqib Mahmood
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Matthew Potts
Took 20 wickets in 5 Tests final summer season after benefitting from an damage disaster to earn a maiden call-up. Was unnoticed of final 12 months’s Pakistan tour, although, which doesn’t bode properly for his possibilities of going to the subcontinent this winter. Seems to have slipped down the pecking order since Tongue’s emergence, with solely motion this summer season coming in opposition to Ireland.
Saqib Mahmood
Made Test debut on West Indies tour that completed Joe Root’s tenure as captain however Mahmood (pictured, beneath Carse) has been dogged by accidents, struggling a recurrence of a stress fracture final month. Hugely spectacular within the makeshift ODI aspect led by Stokes throughout pandemic summer season, although, and stays firmly on England’s radar. Bowls 90mph and a nice reverse swing exponent.
Injury curse: Olly Stone is specializing in being match for the 50-over World Cup in India this 12 months
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Olly Stone
Has gained three Tests caps at sporadic intervals over a interval of 4 years however was taken on the tour of New Zealand this winter and regarded in line to play a good half within the Ashes in rotation with Wood. Injury curse struck once more, although, with what was initially termed a minor hamstring drawback, since aggravated. Now specializing in being match for the World Cup.
Brydon Carse
Stokes’s Durham teammate is but to make his Test debut however is extremely rated among the many England set-up and was handed his first tempo bowling growth contract by the ECB final 12 months. Was touted as the following cab off the rank by way of tempo bowlers early in the summertime, just for a aspect pressure to rule out any likelihood of a shock Ashes name.
Fading hope: It stays to be seen if Jofra Archer will play Test cricket for England once more
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Jofra Archer
Still the nice hope, for all it seems to be fading. Recovering from one other stress fracture of the elbow in a bid to be match for the World Cup, will probably be three years since his final Test by the point the India tour comes round. Questions over whether or not the 28-year-old will ever play red-ball cricket once more are legitimate, for all he says he nonetheless desires to.
