Overton in for Woakes who was tiring. You would think the England team would look to protect the batting a little and add a little more variety with the left hander in Curran.
His omission means 2 things for me perhaps even 3.
1 I'm not sure they are sure what Sam Curran is yet and what his strong suit is, 2 they could be worried about creating even more rough patches for Lyon and 3 and I think the most important aspect, I think Old Trafford usually has a bit of bounce and that will suit Overton more.
I would like to see a way of getting Curran in this team though, the lad is a real fighting cricketer in a similar mould to Stokes.
Note to the organisers though, August up here is really pushing it! Expect bits of rain around this week and Friday looks like a washout.
Not only that it's getting dark at this time, so expecting play to be extended to 7.30 to make up time is not likely, unless the umpires use their brains and understand the country they are officiating in, and the knock on effect the world cup has had on the schedule.
Basically in any other Sunmer, test cricket would be finished for England.
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