England made two changes, with Sam Billings joining the sick Ben Fawkes and James Anderson leading the bowling attack. Jamie Overton has been sent off for Anderson, who is back in form after suffering an ankle injury. Overton made his 97th debut and got two wickets, but was unable to displace the top three consisting of Anderson, Stuart Broad and Matthew Potts. Captain Ben Stokes said the Surrey Navy’s unexpected efforts were not enough to win him another chance this week, but he put himself in a strong position. “Jamie had the opportunity to show what you can do on a cricket court and give the best possible account for himself,” Stokes said. “He is obviously someone we see who has a bright and long future for him in the future. “It’s obviously going to be very frustrating for him, but he can walk away knowing he did what he could have done last week to really promote his name to have a good career for England. top level can work sometimes’. The series of tests will be completed in the next five days, almost a year after it started after the outbreak of Covid in the camp in India last September, leaving England behind with 2-1. The renewed Test, which was canceled a few hours before the start of the match at Old Trafford, is being held at a different stadium, with different leaders and coaches and even a different start time. England had the option of giving the gloves to the incumbent Jonny Bairstow and giving Yorkshire’s Harry Brook a first cap in the midfield, but Stokes was reluctant to compromise on a player who produced the best series of his career against New Zealand . “Johnny is in the shape of his life right now. He’s our best middle-class bat right now,” he said. “We just want Jonny to focus on hitting because he thinks it works.”
