Bad reflection on up and coming pace bowlers that the two old timers still getting a game. They can still do OK in England but they're not the future. No decent spinners knocking about really. Parky's not going to be anything long term either.
To be fair, we've got six or seven pace bowlers out injured at the minute. Archer, Woakes, Robinson, Stone, Wood, Curran, Mahmood are all long-term absentees. On top of that, Broad and Anderson are still two of the best bowlers in the world - not just for England. And that's why they're still getting a game because they're that good.
The spinning issue has been around for donkeys because they don't get enough help in the county game. The early weeks of the season are played when the balls hooping around with the cloud cover so it's the seam and swing bowlers who get the majority of bowling time. Then it's time for the white-ball portion of the season. And with the addition of The Hundred, it's only getting worse for spinners in first-class cricket. Parkinson is the only spinner with over 15 wickets in Division 1 this season, closest two to him are Danny Briggs (13) and Jack Leach (12). So almost by default, he has to be our spinner. And I wouldn't write him off just yet.
With Moeen's retirement though, a lower order batsmen and part-time spinner has potentially become available and one man who could fit that bill is Liam Livingstone. I know he's becoming more a white-ball specialist but there's certainly a place in our Test team for him. At the very least we need to give him a chance. Also with another all-rounder in the team, I can see Stokes becoming more of a batsman than an all-rounder. It was evident in the first Test that he didn't really want to bowl himself.
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