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Ashes 2019 Fifth Test: Mitchell Marsh fires as sloppy Australia waste chances

Brilliant spell from polarising all-rounder gets Australia back in Fifth Test | WATCH

Peter Lalor and Tom Crystal
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3:43AMSeptember 13, 2019.
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Mitchell Marsh takes the wicket of Jonny Bairstow. Picture: AFP
Mitchell Marsh takes the wicket of Jonny Bairstow. Picture: AFP

Australia vs England, day one of the 5th Ashes Test from The Oval. England are 8-271 at stumps after Australia won the toss.

Peter Lalor 3.54am: Ashes battle ending with a whimper

For a session or two both sides did their damnedest to lose this Test. Certainly, neither seemed too interested in winning it. Joe Root kept nicking them, Australia kept dropping them. Pat Cummins took a wicket with a no ball. Jos Buttler offered a catch to first slip but an intransigent David Warner couldn’t get his hands close.

England finished the day on 8-271 with Buttler 64no and Leach 10no. Mitchell Marsh starred with the ball, taking 4-35, including 3-17 off eight overs in a crucial spell after tea, when the home side slipped from 2-120 to 8-226.

Any advance made by Australia was then reversed when Buttler rattled off a half-century, much of it made with Leach at the other end.

The tailender at least resembles Chris Rogers in his stubborn determination to remain at the wicket.

Tim Paine had urged his men not to take their foot off the accelerator after securing the Urn at Old Trafford, but they fronted as if suffering a collective hangover from the celebrations after that match.

Joe Root is bowled by Pat Cummins. Picture: Getty Images
Joe Root is bowled by Pat Cummins. Picture: Getty Images

In the last session the Australians finally acknowledged it would be rude to ignore such repeated entreaties and advanced the game to a degree.

Mitchell Marsh bowled a brilliant spell, swinging the ball, confounding the batsman and taking wickets.

He appeared to bowl 12 consecutive outswingers to Jonny Bairstow before fooling him with one that came back in and trapping the batsman lbw. Chris Woakes was similarly bamboozled by a full pitched ball that pinned him to the crease.

All apologies and retractions from the Anti Marsh Army can be left below.

Marsh missed the chance to take a five-for on his Test return when he cramped up late in the day, but he might get another crack at the milestone when the innings resumes

The day ended better for Australia than it started. Root was dropped three times on the way to 57, a situation which made the decision to put the home side look rather silly when England moved to 1-103 after lunch.

Peter Siddle spills a sitter. Picture: Getty Images
Peter Siddle spills a sitter. Picture: Getty Images

Root was put down by Peter Siddle on 24, Tim Paine on 26 and Steve Smith on 30. In the first two instances Cummins was the unfortunate bowler and on the last Siddle.

Cummins got his man after tea when he took out the captain’s off stump in much the same manner he had in the previous match. Root will be criticised for not going on with his 57. He has 13 half centuries against Australia and has converted on only three occasions (19 per cent conversion rate). Smith has eight half centuries but has gone to three figures on 11 occasions (58 per cent conversion rate).

Siddle would have been a disappointment to selectors who chose him over Mitchell Starc in the first session and while he improved later in the day he still did not get a scalp.

Cummins bowled 22.5 overs and deserved better than his final return of 2-75. While the bowler can blame his colleagues for dropping Root twice he has only himself to blame when an lbw decision against Sam Curran was erased because replays showed he had overstepped the mark.

Nathan Lyon bowled just four overs, he is carrying a split bowling finger and the weight of deteriorating form. The off-spinner started the tour well but has taken four wickets at an average of 90 in the past five innings.

Match blog below — how day one unfolded:

3.31am: Stumps

Just two overs are possible with the new ball late on day one. Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins are unable to find a breakthrough and England finish the day on 8-271. Jos Buttler has 64, Jack Leach 10.

Jack Leach and Steve Smith leave the field after stumps. Picture: Getty Images
Jack Leach and Steve Smith leave the field after stumps. Picture: Getty Images

3.22am: New ball taken

Tim Paine hands the new rock to Pat Cummins to see if he can end this partnership, which now stands at 43 runs.

Marsh talks to the umpire as he battles cramp late on day one. Picture: AFP
Marsh talks to the umpire as he battles cramp late on day one. Picture: AFP

3.05am: T20 mode

Australia are being held up by Jack Leach and Jos Buttler, who again goes after Josh Hazlewood and smashes him over square leg for six. He then reverse-sweeps Marnus Labuschagne for four. The ninth-wicket stand is worth a very handy 41, Buttler has 60.

2.45am: Buttler serves it up

Jos Buttler, running out of partners, smashes Josh Hazlewood for two big sixes down the ground off consecutive balls to start the paceman’s 18th over. Chris Rogers lookalike Jack Leach watches on from theother end.

Jos Buttler belts Josh Hazlewood for six. Picture: AP
Jos Buttler belts Josh Hazlewood for six. Picture: AP

2.26am: WICKET!

Jofra Archer is the next to go, edging a good Josh Hazlewood ball to wicketkeeper Tim Paine for nine. It’s the paceman’s second wicket of the innings, England are now 8-226.

2.20am: Inspired spell

In an hour unchanged after tea, Mitchell Marsh returned 3-16 from seven overs, including four maidens. He helped peg England back from a dominant position, at three down, to 7-207 at drinks. The tireless 27-year-old continues after the break.

Mitchell Marsh celebrates the wicket of Sam Curran. Picture: AP
Mitchell Marsh celebrates the wicket of Sam Curran. Picture: AP

2.10am: WICKET!

Come on down Mitchell Marsh! He picks up a fourth wicket in a potentially match-turning spell after tea. His 4-33 are a personal best in a 32-Test career. England slide to 7-205.

2am: WICKET!

Recalled all-rounder Mitchell Marsh does it again, inducing a wild slash from Sam Curran and getting an edge to Steve Smith at second slip. Safe hands this time. The lbw reprieve didn’t prove costly, as Curran departs for 15 and the sixth wickets falls for 199, instead of 186.

1.45am: Wicket! Overturned!

Sam Curran is trapped plumb lbw by Pat Cummins for seven as he shuffles across his crease and plays all around a full ball. However, the TV umpire checks the front foot and Cummins is over — another miss from the Australians. England remain on 5-186.

1.40am: Runs dry up

The two wickets since tea have come amid some tight bowling: the first eight overs after the break yielded just 10 runs, and two wickets.

1.37am: WICKET!

Mitchell Marsh gets a full-length ball to swing back into Jonny Bairstow, hitting him low on the pad as the batsman tries to jam down on it. Umpire Marais Erasmus raises the finger, Bairstow asks for a review but it only confirms the decision. Beautiful bowling from Marsh — he’d been swinging the ball away from Bairstow but got this one to hoop the other way. He has 2-22 and England are 5-176.

1.17am: WICKET!

Joe Root runs out of luck, clean bowled by Pat Cummins with another corker! Angled in but seemed to straighten slightly, perhaps keeping a fraction low? Root seems to think so, staring in surprise back up the pitch. Cummins just keeps on delivering, he’s been right on the money since tea.

1.05am: Final push

When in doubt, throw the ball to Pat Cummins. The big right-armer sends down another maiden, taking his figures to 1-46 from 14 overs. Mitchell Marsh will swing in from the opposite end as Australia chase a wicket.

Peter Lalor 12.55am: Marginal gains

A slightly better session. Started with another drop, but bowling a bit better and two catches held onto.

Root was given his third life soon after lunch, Steve Smith diving to his right getting both hands to the ball but going too hard at it — as Peter Siddle and Tim Paine had done before him.

The England captain is 57no and the Australians only have themselves to blame for his continued presence.

Ben Stokes (20) and Rory Burns (47) were both dismissed in the session, offering their wicket to the opposition via poorly executed pull shots.

12.40am: England edge ahead

Tea on day one and the home team reach 3-169, with Joe Root on 57 and Jonny Bairstow 22. England lost 2-83 in that session but they’re set now for a big first innings; it’s getting harder for the bowling team to threaten. A minimum of 38 overs remain.

Joe Root gets runs past wicketkeeper Tim Paine. Picture: AP
Joe Root gets runs past wicketkeeper Tim Paine. Picture: AP

12.15am: 50 to Root!

Plenty of luck as the skipper works Peter Siddle away for two to bring up a half-century from 105 deliveries, with three boundaries. It really does look like a good pitch to bat on. Tim Paine must be ruing his decision to bowl first.

England captain Joe Root salutes the crowd after reaching his half-century. Picture: Getty Images
England captain Joe Root salutes the crowd after reaching his half-century. Picture: Getty Images

12.10am: Marsh on the mark

His selection may have provoked criticism in some quarters but Mitchell Marsh is quietly out-bowling Peter Siddle. Marsh’s swing is leaving the right-handers, forcing Root and new man Jonny Bairstow to play him watchfully. At the other end, Peter Siddle is punched away for consecutive boundaries by Bairstow. He has figures of 0-52 off 14 overs.

A general view of The Oval on day one. Picture: AFP
A general view of The Oval on day one. Picture: AFP

11.50pm: WICKET!

Ben Stokes skies a pull shot off Mitchell Marsh and Nathan Lyon accepts an easy chance at point. It’s a loose shot from Stokes, another miscue from a left-hander after Rory Burns fell in the same fashion. Both teams are below their best today — whoever switches on will end up on top.

11.40pm: Crucial battle

England have dug in as Joe Root and Ben Stokes look to bat the home team into a position of dominance. Mitchell Marsh is getting some swing, back into the left-hander, but is pitching too short. Pat Cummins is also operating, probing for a breakthrough.

Steve Smith looks on after dropping Joe Root. Picture: Getty Images
Steve Smith looks on after dropping Joe Root. Picture: Getty Images

11.10pm: WICKET!

Finally, a chance is taken. It’s opener Rory Burns, caught at mid-on by Mitchell Marsh off a miscued pull shot from the bowling of Josh Hazlewood. The left-hander is removed for 47 and England eventually lose their second wicket. They’re 2-103 and Ben Stokes is the new batsman.

10.45pm: Another drop!

This is getting out of hand — literally. Steve Smith drops Joe Root at second slip to give the No.3 his third life. It’s the hardest of the three chances, wide to Smith’s right, but he should have swallowed it. Enough already!

Peter Lalor 10.20pm: Visitors struggle

Australia have made a mess of the first morning at The Oval. Tim Paine won the toss and sent England in under heavy skies, the wicket seemed to have enough in it to make life difficult but it was the visitors who struggled.

England are 1-86 at lunch, Rory Burns again looking good on 42no and Joe Root enjoying his luck on 28no.

Root was dropped twice in the second hour. One a regulation boundary catch fumbled by Peter Siddle off the bowling of Pat Cummins, the next a miss by the captain off the same bowler.

Paine made a late bid to intercept a catch travelling straight toward David Warner at first slip but managed only to parry the ball away.

Even the one catch that was taken — Joe Denly by Steve Smith — was juggled a number of times before being secured at second slip.

It was a significant achievement by the Australians to secure the Ashes and come to the final Test with a 2-1 series lead.

The team have been clear in their resolve to ensure they win 3-1 but have failed to live up to the stated aims.

Siddle, in for Mitchell Starc, has not bowled well. Cummins has been as good as ever, but lines and lengths have been a touch ragged.

10pm: Lunch

No further misses from the Australians, as Rory Burns (42) and Joe Root (28) guide England to 1-86 at the end of the first session. It was a brave call by Tim Paine to send England in but it could have been much better had they held at least one of those Root catches.

Peter Siddle drops Joe Root out in the deep. Picture: Getty Images
Peter Siddle drops Joe Root out in the deep. Picture: Getty Images

9.50pm: Dropped again!

This can’t be happening — Joe Root wafts at a wide Pat Cummins delivery and edges straight to first slip, but Tim Paine moves across and spills a high, one-handed chance. Another life for Root, this time on 25, and Australia are putting in a shocker in the field.

9.40pm: Dropped!

Oh no, Peter Siddle grasses a sitter off a Joe Root hook shot, with Pat Cummins bowling, down at deep square leg. Heads drop in the slips cordon — Australia desperately needed another wicket. Root’s looked much better in this innings but he should be out for 24 and England 2-71. How much will that cost ...

9.20pm: Cummins call

The skipper throws the ball to his pace spearhead as he rings the changes in pursuit of another wicket. Mitchell Marsh’s two-over spell produced some swing back into left-hander Rory Burns but no wicket. England are 1-59 after 16 overs. Siddle is back on from the other end.

9pm: Worrying signs for Australia

Not too many demons in this pitch so far. Joe Root (13) and Rory Burns (22) haven’t been tied down, and Peter Siddle has come in for some treatment. The veteran right-armer’s first three overs cost 18 runs, so Mitchell Marsh gets a trundle. The length from all three pacemen — Siddle, Cummins and Hazlewood — has been a fraction too short.

Pat Cummins hits the deck. Picture: AFP
Pat Cummins hits the deck. Picture: AFP

8.36pm: WICKET!

Just when Tim Paine may have been regretting sending England in, Pat Cummins picks up Joe Denly (14), caught at the third grab by Steve Smith at second slip. A much-needed breakthrough.

8.18pm: Wicket overturned!

Rory Burns escapes after being given out lbw to Josh Hazlewood by umpire Marais Erasmus in the fourth over. Burns quickly challenges and ball tracker shows it’s going over the top.

Josh Hazlewood celebrates the wicket of Rory Burns before it was overturned. Picture: Getty Images
Josh Hazlewood celebrates the wicket of Rory Burns before it was overturned. Picture: Getty Images

8pm: Cummins starts off

Australia’s star paceman gets first use of the new ball on a pitch that should offer some assistance for the bowlers early, but flatten out into a good batting wicket. Rory Burns faces up for England.

Peter Lalor 7.55pm: A late change of plan

By changing their bowling line up for the final Test the Australians have proved always different and always the same.

The seamers may come and go, but the philosophy remains constant.

Peter Siddle, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Marsh are the seamers for the final Test and have been put straight to work.

Tim Paine opted to test the home side’s resolve by sending them in under heavy skies after he won the toss.

“It’s a little bit overcast,” he said at the toss. “If it was sunny, we’d have had a bat but there’s grass on the pitch and hopefully we can take advantage.”

Joe Root, who has sounded resigned and exhausted since the loss at Old Trafford, claimed to have lost nothing in losing the toss.

“We’d have looked to bat first anyway. It looks a good wicket. There is live grass so it might move around a little bit early on but it’s dry underneath. We can’t win the Ashes back this week but we can draw the series. There’s plenty of incentive there and we’ll do everything we can to win this game. We’ve been blessed with some wonderful support this summer and we feel like we want to do well for our supporters too.”

Tim Paine heads out to the middle. Picture: Getty Images
Tim Paine heads out to the middle. Picture: Getty Images

The bowling attack has shifted and shuffled from the get go, changing for every match. Hazlewood couldn’t make the first team at Edgbaston, but has proved indispensable since selection in the second Test at Lord’s.

Where once bowlers would lock in for a series until dropped, it has been clear from the start that selectors would exploit the rare circumstance afforded by having six fit seamers.

A new, economic rationalism saw Starc’s expansive talents restrained to one Test at Old Trafford and all but Cummins used on a rotational basis in a series where games have been concertinaed at the tail end of a World Cup campaign.

The radical conservatism displayed in this series has seen economy rates valued above the traditional fast and faster approach that had fallen short since 2001.

Pattinson played two matches but could not find a way back in after playing the loss at Leeds. Siddle has come and gone and found such favour that any talk of him retiring after this match appears to be shelved. He is a chance to make the team again through the summer.

Because Cummins has been the best bowler in the series selectors have brought in Marsh to help him cross the finish line.

It has taken 16 of the 17-man squad to get this far. Michael Neser has done an admirable job as tour/net bowler but is the only one who got on the bus at Southampton in July and come this far without playing a Test.

It has been a difficult tour for the FIFO bowlers, but at least they have known they may come again when they go.

Batsman have had worse time of it. Cameron Bancroft could not deliver on the bid he made in the tour match and was dropped for Marcus Harris by the third Test. Harris and David Warner have had a torrid time.

Usman Khawaja paid the price when Steve Smith proved fit for the fourth Test and his replacement, Marnus Labuschagne, could not be replaced.

Matthew Wade has not been able to tap into the form that saw him rated as the best batsman in the country in the lead up to the series.

Travis Head pays the price for concerns about the workload on Cummins and Hazlewood, but also for his own deteriorating form. Selectors wanted support for the duo and were additionally sobered by the effect Stuart Broad has had against left handed batsmen in this series.

England abandoned the Jason Roy experiment for this match after shifting him around in the order and were forced to make bowling changes because of injury concerns around Ben Stokes who is unlikely to bowl more than a few overs — if that.

England’s Joe Root tosses the coin alongside Tim Paine. Picture: Getty Images
England’s Joe Root tosses the coin alongside Tim Paine. Picture: Getty Images

7.33pm: Australia win the toss

Tim Paine has won the toss and Australia will bowl first. There are two changes to the visiting team: Mitchell Marsh will replace Travis Head; Peter Siddle is in for Mitchell Starc.

Australia XI: David Warner, Marcus Harris, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Matthew Wade, Mitch Marsh, Tim Paine (capt), Pat Cummins, Peter Siddle, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.

England XI: Rory Burns, Joe Denly, Joe Root (capt), Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer, Chris Woakes, Stuart Broad, Jack Leach.

Fans arrive before play on the first day. Picture: Getty Images
Fans arrive before play on the first day. Picture: Getty Images

7pm: Smith may change batting textbooks

Steve Smith’s unorthodox batting technique is not something a purist will advocate to budding players, but his monstrous run-scoring ability might force coaching manuals to be rewritten, former Australia cricketer Adam Gilchrist says, AAP reports.

Steve Smith bats in the nets. Picture: Getty Images
Steve Smith bats in the nets. Picture: Getty Images

Twitchy at the crease, Smith extravagantly shuffles across his stumps with his bat’s backlift pointing towards gully — all a strict no when youngsters are learning the art of batting.

But in his inimitable style, the 30-year-old Smith has scored 671 runs in five innings during the Ashes at an average of 134.2 and has climbed to the top of the Test rankings for batsmen despite sitting a year out due to a ban. “Years ago, Smith had a lean patch with the bat, and had to step away for a bit,” former wicketkeeper-batsman Gilchrist told reporters in Bengaluru on Wednesday. “He tried to change his technique, but later decided to stay true to his game.

“To stick to your guns when all the cricketing greats, coaches and textbooks say you are wrong — that takes real courage. And now everyone is watching him bat in amazement, and trying to learn from him.

“The textbooks on batting technique may need to be rewritten.” Australian cricket was thrown into turmoil 18 months ago when Smith, his vice-captain David Warner and batsman Cameron Bancroft were banned for their roles in a ball-tampering scandal in South Africa.

Smith and Warner have been repeatedly booed and mocked by the crowds in England and while Warner has scored just 79 runs from eight innings during the Ashes, Smith has seen himself compared to Australian great Don Bradman. “Smith’s run is extraordinary, considering the sort of pressure he was under,” said Gilchrist, who played 96 Tests for Australia. “It (heckling) was expected from the England crowds.

“Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft took responsibility for their actions. Smith has used the time away to comeback mentally tougher.” While Tim Paine’s side managed to retain the Ashes urn with their victory in the fourth Test in Manchester, Gilchrist feels the Australian side was far from a settled outfit.

“Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Marcus Harris, Cameron Bancroft — they are still finding their feet in Test cricket. I don’t think anyone has secured their spot in the Australian team, apart from Steve Smith,” the 47-year-old said.

— AAP

4.30pm: Aussies face pace conundrum

James Pattinson missed out on a recall for the final Ashes Test but the express paceman is poised for a “really exciting six months” at home, with Australia keen to unleash the fit-again beast in home conditions.

Pattinson made his long-awaited international return at Edgbaston last month, having spent three-and-a-half years on the sidelines because of injuries. The 29-year-old has epitomised the tourists’ approach to managing their fast bowlers during the five-Test series against England.

Australia's James Pattinson trains ahead of the Fifth Test. Picture: PA
Australia's James Pattinson trains ahead of the Fifth Test. Picture: PA

Pattinson played the first and third Tests; he was expected to return for the Oval finale but was left out of the 12-man squad named on match eve by Tim Paine.

When Paine’s team leave London next week with the urn, coach Justin Langer and chairman of selectors Trevor Hohns will quickly turn their attention to the home summer.

Australia’s next Test after the Oval is on November 21, against Pakistan at the Gabba.

Jhye Richardson, who made his Test debut earlier this year and would likely have been part of both the World Cup and Ashes squads if not for an untimely dislocated shoulder, is set to add even more depth to the current pace battery of touring quicks Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc, Peter Siddle, Michael Neser and Pattinson.

“Clearly bigger, taller, faster bowlers work really well in Australia. So that’s where we see a really exciting six months for James Pattinson and Mitchell Starc coming up,” Paine said.

“Guys who haven’t played as much during this series, we think our home conditions suit those two really well.

“We’re going to have them fresh and ready to go for the home summer, which is great.

“We said from the start (of the Ashes) we want to make sure we look after him (Pattinson), so he’s got a lot more years of Test cricket in him. We can’t wait to get him back to Australia and unleash him during the summer.”

AAP

4.15pm: Why Marsh had to be selected

Mitch Marsh returns to Test cricket a fitter, happier and — Australia hope — more productive all-rounder.

The final Ashes Test is serving as the latest chapter in Marsh’s stop-start career; social media trolls are already outraged and he is yet to deliver or face a ball.

The all-rounder’s elevation, at the expense of Travis Head, is primarily because selectors want to ensure Australia’s fast bowlers are given some respite in the Oval series finale.

But it is a chance for Marsh to stand up and show the improvements he’s made since last year’s Boxing Day Test, when he last donned the baggy green. Marsh was appointed vice-captain prior to the home summer of 2018-19 but things then went from bad to worse in a period he dubbed “the most challenging eight months of my life”.

Ready to roll … Mitch Marsh at training. Picture: Getty Images
Ready to roll … Mitch Marsh at training. Picture: Getty Images

The 27-year-old was axed from the Test side, suffered severe bleeding after a blow to the box at training, then was overlooked for the World Cup squad and lost his Cricket Australia contract.

“He got some pretty honest feedback when he was dropped,” Tim Paine said. “About where he was at both physically and with his cricket. He had a choice to make. Either to sulk about it or to do something about it … Mitch at the moment is as fit as we’ve seen him. He’s worked his backside off.

“Certainly when he’s fitter, his bowling goes to another level. Obviously if you’re a boy the size he is, it’s hard to run in all day when you’re carrying a few extra kilos.”

Marsh hired a personal trainer and did some work at AFL club West Coast, wanting to leave no stone unturned as he hunted an Ashes recall.

Mitch Marsh accepts his prize as the player of the match in Australia’s tour match against Derby last month. Picture: Getty Images
Mitch Marsh accepts his prize as the player of the match in Australia’s tour match against Derby last month. Picture: Getty Images

“I didn’t have a lot of fun last summer. Spending time away from the game, it gives you a bit of time to reflect on what you need to work on,” Marsh said after top-scoring in Australia’s recent tour game in Derby.

Paine didn’t reveal who delivered the forthright feedback but it’s believed to have come from national coach Justin Langer, a lifelong mentor for the son of good mate Geoff Marsh.

The captain added that Ben Stokes’ superb home summer with both bat and ball, and his work ethic, is something Marsh is “aspiring to”.

AUSTRALIA: Marcus Harris, David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Matthew Wade, Mitch Marsh, Tim Paine (c), Pat Cummins, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood (one to be omitted).

AAP

4pm: England make key changes

England dropped batsman Jason Roy for the fifth Ashes test against Australia, starting tonight.

Roy failed to impress in the first four matches of the series, which Australia leads 2-1 and will retain the urn.

Seamer Craig Overton was also dropped. Sam Curran and Chris Woakes, who made way for Overton in the last match at Old Trafford, will take the places of Roy and Overton, respectively.

The England and Wales Cricket Board also said Ben Stokes would bat but not bowl in the match because of a shoulder injury.

England captain Joe Root said Roy had missed out because of Stokes’ injury. “(We) had to change the balance of the side, and Jason’s the unfortunate one to miss out,” Root said.

ENGLAND XI (likely): Rory Burns, Joe Denly, Joe Root (c) Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Jofra Archer, Stuart Broad, Jack Leach.

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